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Teacher Avoids Getting Sent to Siberia For Piracy
Piracy Support Line writes "Russian principal Alexander Ponosov will not be visiting Siberia any time soon, at least not for the allegedly illegal Microsoft software that were preloaded on the computers they bought and Microsoft supported the reseller's story. Although Bill Gates rejected Mikhail Gorbachev's personal appeal for mercy on behalf of the teacher, the judge was kinder. Judge Elvira Mosheva decided to dismiss the case because 'Microsoft's financial damage is too insignificant for a criminal investigation.'"
Until Linux is completely compatible with ALL DEVICES there is no way a school or corporation is going to use it as an independent OS. Some may say hey there are several devices out there that are cheap and compatible. But already having a device is cheaper than spending more to dispose of said device and replacing it. Windows is known for its compatibility. I have a machine with the latest distro of Ubuntu, and it cannot print or use my camera. These devices are the cheapest out there including a 20$ Lexmark and a 10$ web camera. Now I know that with all the money you spend on Windows software could go towards replacement of said printer or camera. But if you can pirate a version of Windows for free than you can pay your teachers better, get new books, buy paper and other supplies for your printers, building maintenance, etc. This is the most likely reason for the piracy of Windows. The solution for this is to have those who say let's send this school several copies of ubuntu to go and work with the device makers out there to make drivers. I noticed there are several drivers already out there, there just isn't complete support . So get out there and put your money where your mouth is!