Screw u M.S.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:49 am

So who says Iraqi's are dumb. While the worlds press focuses on death and destruction in Iraq, Linux has quietly taken control:

"A group of Iraqi computer enthusiasts are advocating the use of the operating system Linux to rebuild their country."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3830545.stm

If I were B.G. I'd be sending teams of operatives to donate software and expertise so Iraq uses windows as the platform of choice. Couldn't have a whole country going Linux now could we.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:34 am

I wonder if its still illegal to export software to Iraq?

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:36 am

Allah does not use Linux, the infidels will be punished

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:55 am

woodchip wrote:So who says Iraqi's are dumb.

★■◆● you too

De Rigueur · Post by **De Rigueur** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:53 am

BUBBALOU wrote:Allah does not use Linux, the infidels will be punished

maybe they'll become linux fundamentalists and take over M$

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:45 am

ROFL!

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:40 am

This is in the tech forum why? off to the cafe.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:06 pm

fliptw wrote:I wonder if its still illegal to export software to Iraq?

As far as I know, anything with 128-bit encryption capability and above is.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:39 pm

LOL...

So now, not only will France and Russia keep trying to get the money Iraq owes them, but the SCO will join in as well.

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:08 pm

I think what a lot of people do underestimate is the adoption of Linux in third-world and developing countries. Iraq is one example of a much larger phenomenon. Where it is possible to afford computers, but not the software, many will turn to piracy, but the honest will turn to Linux. Even if Linux doesn't come to dominate the desktop market here, it's increasing presence in the rest of the world will force us to eventually take notice.

Germany continues to push for Linux solutions. China, Japan, and South Korea are all jointly working on a Linux distribution that can best support their languages. And, obviously, countries that don't trust the US aren't prone to run Microsoft software. What's more American than an enormous corporate juggernaut like Microsoft?

I've tried to use Linux exclusively at home. Slowly, I am overcoming the obstacles.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:25 am

Excellent points K.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:36 pm

Kyouryuu wrote:Germany continues to push for Linux solutions.

I remember reading in USA Today while I was on the road about Munick going Linux-only. Thats quite a bold move IMO.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:32 pm

I'm waiting for Linux to become the dominant operating system, and then be brought to its knees by viruses.

My pet peeve with Linux, though I rely on it every day, is that it is comprised of so-and-so's grep, so-and-so's ifconfig, so-and-so's mke2fs, etc. There's no central authority to review updates/patches. Torvalds is indirectly paying for this with the SCO lawsuit, because if a tighter revision control were in place, he would be better able to prove the origin of every line of Linux code. Solutions such as BSD seem more secure to me, but Linux still stands.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:09 am

I'd like to use Linux more, but there are two main things holding me up...
1) I use specialised software. Most of it isn't written for Linux.
2) Trying to install or configure or bugfix ANYTHING in Linux is such a pain in the ass I can't even be bothered.

Once those two things change there would be nothing to stop me from using it as a primary OS.

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