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Russia Mandates Free Software For Public Schools

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the in-soviet-russia-joke-makes-you dept.

Glyn Moody writes "After running some successful pilots, the Russian government has decided to make open source the standard for all schools. If a school doesn't want to use the free software supplied by the government, it has to buy commercial licenses using its own funds. What's the betting Microsoft starts slashing its prices in Russia?"

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  1. In Soviet Russia by mfh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft is no more!!!!

    Dammit, I'm moving.

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia by Yetihehe · · Score: 5, Funny

      In soviet russia, government controls microsoft.

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  2. Re:aren't we talking about russia? by Matt+Perry · · Score: 5, Funny

    i think it would be more of hassle trying get a linux distro, than a free available-everywhere pirate of a windows os

    I know. It's so difficult to find a linux distribution these days. Ever since linux distros had to go underground I have to search the far dark corners of the internet to find a working download. If I want a copy locally, I have to go to the seedy part of town and down some dark alleyway whispering to the dealer who will get me my linux fix. Oh! If only linux were freely available from universities, computer geeks, and the internet!

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  3. It might be to Microsoft's advantage by erroneus · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Microsoft simply let Russia go free (sounds weird right?) then perhaps there will be fewer Russian hackers writing Windows malware. That would be something of a long-shot I suppose.

  4. Re:Slash prices? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pffft. In Soviet (and Non-Soviet) Russia, Microsoft waits in a very long line to bribe the officials.

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  5. MS Should RAISE the price by Sparrow_CA · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have an uncle who lives in Russia, where he bought a computer preloaded with XP. After some time he realized it wasn't a legit copy, and went back to the place he bought it from to inquire about getting an "upgraded" version. The manager had this to say to him: "There is exactly ONE legal copy of Windows in Russia, what makes you think that YOU should have it?"

    Hence, MS should just raise the price of that one copy.

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  6. I love fill-in-the-blank puzzles! by xerxesVII · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ooh! Ooh! I know this one!!!

    Karma's a NOUN!

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  7. Re:More proof by jonbryce · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK, how about the fact that he dances about the stage doing monkey impersonations and shouting "Developers developers developers developers developers"?