Comments on: Links 23/04/2008: Wii Linux Port, T-Mobile and Linux, South Africa Turns to GNU/Linux http://techrights.org/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ZiggyFish http://techrights.org/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8317 ZiggyFish Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:08:02 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/#comment-8317 Let's just say, if Microsoft didn't create it, then it's a target. Microsoft wants the world to revolve around them. But on another note, this ones more interesting. Microsoft, Google chiefs back in the ring I'm starting to think Steve Ballmer is two years old (if he doesn't get his own way he throws a fit). Let’s just say, if Microsoft didn’t create it, then it’s a target. Microsoft wants the world to revolve around them.

But on another note, this ones more interesting.

Microsoft, Google chiefs back in the ring

I’m starting to think Steve Ballmer is two years old (if he doesn’t get his own way he throws a fit).

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8314 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:03:01 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/#comment-8314 Microsoft and Intel are responsible for doing the "slog" against this project in order to ensure AMD chips and Linux don't reach the children. See: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/08/olpc-money-game/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/11/intel-microsoft-wintel-olpc/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/13/intel-corruption-astroturfing/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/23/dumping-good-cause-excuse/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/05/patent-microsoft-apple-olpc-intel/ http://boycottnovell.com/2007/11/28/patent-microsoft-intel-versus-olpc/ Akin to: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/anti-linux-dumping-crusade/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/microsoft-osa-invasion-attempts/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/08/repatining-crime-rinse-repeat/ This is one of their most revolting crimes, which the press fails to cover properly. Microsoft and Intel are responsible for doing the “slog” against this project in order to ensure AMD chips and Linux don’t reach the children. See:

http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/08/olpc-money-game/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/11/intel-microsoft-wintel-olpc/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/13/intel-corruption-astroturfing/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/23/dumping-good-cause-excuse/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/05/patent-microsoft-apple-olpc-intel/
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/11/28/patent-microsoft-intel-versus-olpc/

Akin to:

http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/anti-linux-dumping-crusade/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/microsoft-osa-invasion-attempts/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/08/repatining-crime-rinse-repeat/

This is one of their most revolting crimes, which the press fails to cover properly.

]]> By: CoolGuy http://techrights.org/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8295 CoolGuy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:38 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/#comment-8295 The proof is in the pudding. One more innovative project that M$ kills http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_olpc_resignations_continue_and_aaaaaaaa World is better off without Microsoft We should have a column of "The innovative project of the week killed by M$ drones" The proof is in the pudding. One more innovative project that M$ kills

http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_olpc_resignations_continue_and_aaaaaaaa

World is better off without Microsoft

We should have a column of “The innovative project of the week killed by M$ drones”

]]> By: CoolGuy http://techrights.org/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8294 CoolGuy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:01:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/23/south-africa-public-sector-linux/#comment-8294 More locking... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9079798 This has dashed all hopes for success of OLPC project. Just see vapour ware coming out of this project from now on. What ever M$ touches turns into stone. See a fork coming out very soon. Reminds me of XFree86 and X.org saga More locking…

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9079798

This has dashed all hopes for success of OLPC project. Just see vapour ware coming out of this project from now on. What ever M$ touches turns into stone.

See a fork coming out very soon. Reminds me of XFree86 and X.org saga

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