__/ [ John Bailo ] on Wednesday 14 February 2007 17:15 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> My first Linux experience: Overwhelmingly positive.
>>
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>> | I am totally satisfied with my Linux experience to this point.
>> | What these computers lack in power, they make up for in simplicity
>> | and ease of use. None has crashed, either.
>
> And how long before this guy is:
>
> 1. Scandalized.
> 2. Ousted from his job.
> 3. Branded some horrific name.
To quote an older message:
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They are confiscating my computers
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| The problem here is that the new virus software does not run on
| Windows 98, and therefore these machines will be out of sync
| with the district, and therefore not compliant with district
| policy.
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http://opensource.christophercraft.com/?p=73
I have been following this blog for a while. He had Linux (Edubuntu)
installed on all the computers, but was forced to change to Windows because
of stupid school/regional policies. Now they wish to dump these PC's... just
because Windows is so easy to compromise.
===
I got this on Groklaw News Picks, so he then got Linux advice from many
people. A week later he got in trouble (local authorities) for getting all
this attention and I believe he removed this post into draft (I imagine the
above URL is still broken). He said this in a followup blog item.
There is always some talk among managers and people who dine together. While
they can't prevent Russian schools from using Linux, the rules in the
American schools are different. The mafia there works under the table and it
often benefits monpolies with money and influences (if not bullies). Example
that's recent:
Investors sue Dell on payments from Intel: WSJ
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| An investor lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Dell Inc. of
| improper accounting in its relationship with chip giant Intel,
| according to a media report published Thursday evening.
|
| [...]
|
| The suit alleges that Dell received at times as much as $1 billion
| a year in "secret and likely illegal" kickbacks in the form of
| "e-Cap" or "exception to corporate average pricing" payments"
| from Intel to ensure that Dell used no other chip supplier,
| according to The Journal.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/investors-sue-dell-payments-intel/story.aspx?guid=%7B400315B0%2DE375%2D4920%2DB300%2D784220BEFE35%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
EU antitrust experts seek charges vs Intel-source
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| The Commission has been investigating chip-maker Intel for six years
| to see if it acts unfairly to keep its dominance over rival Advanced
| Micro Devices.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070117:MTFH01539_2007-01-17_10-23-02_BRU005303&type=comktNews&rpc=44
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