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Re: [News] [Linux] Thousands More Linux Desktops in South African Schools

  • Subject: Re: [News] [Linux] Thousands More Linux Desktops in South African Schools
  • From: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:45:45 -0700
  • Bytes: 1610
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
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  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:538191
In article <1842304.FJcfhWpfJb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Linux helps raise funds for a million soccer balls
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "We recently used the Linux desktop multiplier to deploy 2 205 Linux
> | desktops in 105 South African schools," said Hodgson, who described 
> | the multiplier strategy as a "more affordable and 
> | environmentally-friendly desktop alternative for South African schools".
> `---- 
> 
> http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1611

This makes it sound as if you approve of this.  Yet when someone posted 
this very same story on Digg, your comment there sounded quite 
disapproving.  You claimed Microsoft gets a percentage of any funds 
raised because of the use of SUSE.


-- 
--Tim Smith

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