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Free Software For All Russian Schools In Jeopardy

Posted by kdawson on from the borg-not-taking-it-lying-down dept.

Glyn Moody writes "Last year, we discussed here a Russian plan to install free software in all its schools. Seems things aren't going so well. Funds for the project have been cut back, some of the free software discs already sent out were faulty, and — inevitably — Microsoft has agreed to a 'special price' for Windows XP used in Russian schools."

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  1. Free by p0rnographer · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, free costs money!

    1. Re:Free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, joke misses you!

  2. I'll take First Post for 200, Alex by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In this once-powerful empire, software frees you.

  3. Re:Where can I send disks? by mk_is_here · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're trying to offer DDOS (Disk Delivery Overseas Service) to Russia?

  4. Re:In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Neither's granny. She's a shitload smarter than you, shillboy.

  5. Re:In Soviet Russia by Alex+Belits · · Score: 2, Funny

    That system is what strangles middle class - it's very hard to run a small business there, because bigger fish will always seek to swallow the smaller ones, and they have plenty of money to bribe the bureaucrats with.

    I guess, you didn't get the memo -- in US "middle class" means "all people between about 150% and 2000% average income", in Russia "middle class" means "people who generate income from property but can't manipulate the market through their property".

    I can assure you, small businesses in US are thoroughly fucked in all areas where it is possible to run a big business. "Middle class" mostly consists of professionals and middle managers in big businesses.

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