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Re: Georgian Schools Will Use Linux

__/ [ B Gruff ] on Sunday 19 March 2006 15:58 \__

> On Sunday 19 March 2006 14:04 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The Ministry of Education of Georgia plans to introduce
>> | Linux OS within the frameworks of the Deer Lap, upon advice
>> | by the Estonian experts in 2005.
>> | 
>> | According to Rusudan Zurabashvili, Linux was preferred as it
>> | is freeware and not vulnerable for viruses.
>> `----
>> 
>> Source: http://eng.primenewsonline.com/?c=123&a=6934
> 
> That's great stuff Roy, but perhaps it is appropriate to mention here (if
> only for the sake of the cousins) that this is *not* DFS's state, but
> another state of the same name?:-)

It is a devloping country where the luxury of computing is relatively new, I
imagine. The young minds will have themselves educated with the Penguin.
Bear in mind, Bill, that from some of these nations come great minds like
Garry Kasparov (one among many possible examples).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov

Best wishes,

Roy

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