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[News] Re: Namibia School System is on Linux

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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Namibia wisely spurns M$ 'gift' in favor of Linux
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| SchoolNet Namibia will, obviously, be sticking with Linux.
>| 
>| Judging from this example it would appear that the obscenely
>| rich Beast intends to use non-profit organizations in desperately
>| poor countries to subsidize its promotional ambitions and its
>| sales strategy.
> `----
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/31/namibia_wisely_spurns_m_gift/
> 
> I have just found this somewhere. The article outlines Microsoft's strategy
> that's intended to sabotage Linux adoption in charities, as well as the
> public sector in poor countries.

No surprises here, then!

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