__/ [Daeron] on Sunday 16 October 2005 19:25 \__
> Microsoft funds African PCs amid open source debate
> Rebecca Harrison Oct 05 2005 Johannesburg
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> [...]
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> "Governments should be open in every sense, open to look at every
> alternative," Ballmer told a group of industry players. "It's about
> open choice not just open source."
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> [...]
>
> "Is open source viable? You tell me what you want and I will tell you
> why we do it better ... it's enough if you want to pick the less good
> solution," ..
>
> Linux is an upstart system based on the idea that software should be
> freely available and can be copied and modified at no cost unlike
> proprietary software like Microsoft's Windows ...
>
> http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/detail.asp?ID=69690&GRP=E
The following link is well out-of-date, but I think it can contribute to
this discusssion:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/08/HNafrolinux_1.html
Roy
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