Iranians claim to have cracked Vista and sell it at $8 a pop
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| Taliya News reckons Iranian spods have hacked their way through
| the software and have "managed to beat" all the Volish
| "anti-copying tricks" so that they can flog copies of the
| software at prices people are prepared to pay.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37441
Just like in Romania, Microsoft prefers to turn a blind eye (see links
below).
Related:
ITRC's IT Research Center In Iran Moves To Linux
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| Prof. Dr. Hamid R. Rabiee, deputy for Development of Scientific
| Relations in Iran Telecommunication Research Center, announced
| during an interview with ILNA, that the project for FOSS migration
| has become operational.
|
| He insisted on the project's continiuity and pointed out that
| "Such projects need time and are ongoing by nature so anyone who
| is expexcting an end to the project is mistaken. The project's
| outputs are already substancial but it should carry on..."
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http://www.localfoss.org/ITRCs_IT_Research_Center_In_Iran_Moves_To_Linux
TCI Min pursuing Persian Linux Project
,----[ Quote ]
| Emphasizing that many of the main services of the ICT are Linux-based,
| he reiterated, "That ministry is determined to migrate towards Linux."
|
| Referring to the establishment of an infrastructure Software Work Group
| at the Secretariat of the ICT Ministry, he said, "This work group is
| established aimed at facilitating the migration of the ICT Ministry
| towards full usage of Linux."
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http://www.taliyanews.ir/en/news/fullstory.asp?n=3900
National Linux Project halted again
,----[ Quote ]
| He added, "Sales and training of National Operating System in the
| country in a bid to familiarize the users' society with it, is
| currently underway at nationwide level."
| Pointing out that taking effective advantage of open source software
| is in need of back up support and proper training, he reiterated,
| "Presently Tehran Technical Complex, Data Processing College, Iran
| Institute, and Sharif University's Advanced ICT Center have
| provided the arrangements for Linux and open text software
| training and side services."
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http://www.taliyanews.com/en/archive/2007/01/national_linux_project_halted.php
Why Piracy Hurts Open Source
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| "...John looks at this from a different direction. He shows you why
| software piracy hurts Open Source software--the free stuff you are using."
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http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000266
Microsoft seals its Windows and opens the door to Linux
,----[ Quote ]
| Now comes the really interesting question. With Vista's activation
| technology, Microsoft has the power to stamp out piracy everywhere. But
| will it choose to do so everywhere? After all, if folks in China or
| Thailand or Ethiopia have to pay for Vista, they won't be able to run
| it because they won't be able to afford the licence fee. In which case
| they may finally wake up to the attractions of free software such as
| Linux - and it's easy to imagine what that will do to Microsoft's
| plans for world domination.
|
| It's a delicious prospect: Microsoft impaling itself on the horns
| of a dilemma it has created for itself. Roll on Thursday.
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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1956941,00.html
How Piracy Opens Doors for Windows
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| Bill Gates may not be entirely dismayed by software thieves. They
| seed the world market and make Microsoft a standard.
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-micropiracy9apr09,0,414067.story?track=tottext
Beware: Half of Pirated Vista Is Malware
,----[ Quote ]
| About half of all downloads that claim to be free versions of
| Microsoft's Vista operating system are actually malicious
| Trojan horse software, security vendor DriveSentry warned today.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/003622.html
Romania: Software piracy made us what we are today
,----[ Quote ]
| Experts have called for stronger action from Romanian officials on
| software piracy, with prosecutors encouraged to stop dismissing
| potential cases. The International Intellectual Property Alliance
| in 2006 said dismissals are acting as a disincentive on police to
| clamp down on criminals, who are mostly end-users and distributors.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/02/romania_microsoft_piracy/
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