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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. More proof by Reikk · · Score: -1, Troll

    More proof that Russia is going back to the old ways of the Soviet Union

    1. Re:More proof by ShadowRangerRIT · · Score: 0, Troll

      Maybe the GP meant it in the sense of that Microsoft will now no doubt pull out the old "zomg open sores is SOCIALIST!!11!1!" chestnut, only this time with "SEE?!?/?1! IT IS AN U DIDNT BELEIVE US!!1!" to back it up.

      If your argument stands on its own, it shouldn't require you to belittle your opponents. Last I checked (at the risk of providing an opening for a moronic joke), MS is not staffed by immature 11 year olds.

      I'm neither here nor there on the merits of your argument, but please argue with facts, not some hideously exaggerated caricature of your opponent.

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  2. Re:Obigatory by Ngarrang · · Score: 1, Troll

    Imagine Putin tea-bagging Gates.

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  3. In other news by Mesa+MIke · · Score: 0, Troll

    the Russian Government announces bankruptcy, can't afford to buy supplies and software for schools.

  4. First 4ost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    can coonect to fear the reaper Fact: *BSD IS A ddeper into the Tossers, went out for the record, I To underscore Free-loving climate racist? How is

  5. Re:Wise They Are by flyingsquid · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah, but the serfs under the Czars? What a bunch of slackers.

  6. Re:Is it "free" or is it "open source"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Um, no it doesn't, your post is garbage characters, and you're an idiot.