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Microsoft extends open source killing plan to Russia

Microsoft has extended its cheap software for education plan, aimed at strangling open source in its crib, to Russia. CNews, a Russian IT publication, reports Microsoft is working with Intel and a Russian charity on a plan to double the number of PCs in Russian schools, valuing...

Tags: Russia, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Hardware, CNews, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-09

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Is the road to Moscow paved with good intentions?

I just finished reading a most interesting post from my colleague, Chris Dawson -- Russia installing Linux in every school in the country -- reporting that ... ... the Russian government is actively pursuing the development of a "Russian OS" to be available to every school in the country -- based upon Linux!...

Tags: Educator, Russia, Microsoft Corp., Chris, Government, Linux, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Marc Wagner

Blog posts 2007-09-20

Russia installing Linux in every school in the country

According to CNews, a Russian counterpart to CNet, the Russian government is actively pursuing the development of a "Russian OS" to be available to every school in the country. While government-sponsored, the Russian operating system will be based on Linux and will be open source. The initiative will...

Tags: Russia, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Government, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-09-20

"Pirate" principal freed, but plans to appeal

A Russian court has stopped the case against Alexander Ponosov, the rural school principal accused of pirating Microsoft software. The case gained international attention after former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev wrote a public letter to Bill Gates asking him to intervene. The court said there is evidence of legal violations,...

Tags: Microsoft, General

Blog posts 2007-02-15

Credit card suit now seeks damages

Credit card suit now seeks damagesYou've got to be kiddingDid I read the article right? Does it really say that the credit card companies will NOT notify the affected cardholders unless their accounts are actually abused?As both a credit card user and a merchant accepting credit cards, I find...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, cardholder, Equifax

Discussion threads 2005-07-07

Hacking for dollars

Hacking for dollarsOLD news...This has been known for years. The only good hacker is a DEAD hacker. Same applies to Spammers.New small businesses! Why should anybody be angry?They're doing what the big boys have for quite some time. Look at their company's histories and tell me how Bill...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Operating systems, hacking, hacker

Discussion threads 2005-07-06

Feds uncloak the Patriot Act

Feds uncloak the Patriot ActThis is sickThere is no way we can allow the Federal Government to reestablish ANY part of the Patriot Act. I'm an American, and I don't appreciate it violating my BILL OF RIGHTS.What JUNK!Secret policing, "court orders", trials, and detentions ONLY belong to fascist dictatorships, and...

Tags: Regulations, USA PATRIOT Act

Discussion threads 2005-04-06