More future wins for Linux!
Yawn... How's that costly Munich Linux fiasco coming along? Largo FL and
its 2 Linux servers? Bergen Norway which didn't drop MS? Sun's 200,000,000
Java Desktop deal with China that fell through?
If Linux/OSS weren't free of cost, it would be a bigger flop than it is now.
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> All Macedonian students to use Linux desktops
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>> NComputing announced this week that its multi-user virtual desktop
>> software and low-cost virtual PC terminals will be used to equip
>> every school child in the Republic of Macedonia, formerly part of
>> Yugoslavia, with a Linux desktop. `----
>
> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7546509093.html
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> Bring Ballmer a chair, for he may faint.
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>
> Yesterday:
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> Russian Linux (ALTLinux) to be installed in every school in Russia
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>> Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by
>> 2009. Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate
>> the applied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting
>> Minister of Communication stated at a press conference. According to
>> Mr. Reiman, that might significantly reduce Russian dependence on
>> foreign software. Â Â
> `----
>
> http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007%2F09%2F14%2F266177
>
>
> Related:
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> One Laptop Per Macedonian Child
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>> I am Novica Nakov of Free Software Macedonia and the Macedonian
>> Government announced a project about computers in education in
>> December 2006. The ambitious project "Computer for every student"
>> is now under way.
> `----
>
> http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/countries/one_laptop_per_macedonian_child.html
>
>
> Municipality of Makedonska Kamenica Migrated to OpenOffice.org
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>> As a result of the training for OpenOffice.org conducted by
>> Metamorphosis Foundation and USAID?s project for successful
>> decentralization - Make Decentralization Work Project for employees
>> of the Macedonia's local self-government units, municipality of
>> Makedonska Kamenica started to actively use OpenOffice.org on
>> all computers in the municipality.
> `----
>
> http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/849/4/lang,en/
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>
> Macedonia: Employees from 22 Municipalities Trained to Use
> OpenOffice.org
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>> Representatives of the following municipalities attended the training
>> (municipalities with blue colour on the map): Arachinovo, Berovo,
>> Bogovinje, Valandovo, Vinica, Dojran, Zhelino, Karbinci, Kratovo,
>> Krushevo, Lipkovo, Mavrovo and Rostushe, Makedonska Kamenica,
>> Mogila, Novaci, Novo Selo, Plasnica, Saraj, Sopishte, Studenichani,
>> Tearce and Centar Zhupa. `----
>
> http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/830/26/lang,en/
>
>
> OpenOffice.org Training for Local Self-government Units in Macedonia
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>> About 100 employees in 25 Macedonian municipalities will be trained
>> during the six day training.
> `----
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> http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/825/4/lang,en/
>
>
> (Macedonia) Announcement: Citizens Have the Right to Choose
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>> Considering that the computer literacy trainings for the general
>> population announced by the Government of Republic of Macedonia
>> are in general a positive move for development of information
>> society, the Metamorphosis Foundation and the NGO Free Software
>> Macedonia encourage the Government to provide right to choose for
>> the citizens, by offering trainings for use of free and open
>> source (FOSS) also.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> Macedonian citizens continue to show great interest in FOSS use.
>> The latest example is the support they collectively provided by
>> partially covering the expenses for publishing the CD "Get Your
>> Job Done," distributed in 5.000 copies.
> `----
>
> http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/818/1/lang,en/
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