Comments on: Links 29/04/2008: Peru Universities Teach Free Software; Armenia Gets GNU/Linux Distribution http://techrights.org/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/ 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: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-8687 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:29:19 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/#comment-8687 I saw Microsoft's download center while exploring Microsoft plan to control people's medical (and thus very vital) data. It requires some Silverlight. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_thread/thread/c4c17e55c29ee5c4/48ef11b015ed3684?lnk=st More background here (they try similar strategies in datacentres, possibly in order to pull an SGI-like bankruptcy protection through mortal dependency) http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_thread/thread/e9f42ab4581cac86/bdca9afb065f7fa8?lnk=st It's some really sick stuff (pun unintended). I saw Microsoft’s download center while exploring Microsoft plan to control people’s medical (and thus very vital) data. It requires some Silverlight.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_thread/thread/c4c17e55c29ee5c4/48ef11b015ed3684?lnk=st

More background here (they try similar strategies in datacentres, possibly in order to pull an SGI-like bankruptcy protection through mortal dependency)

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_thread/thread/e9f42ab4581cac86/bdca9afb065f7fa8?lnk=st

It’s some really sick stuff (pun unintended).

]]> By: Google http://techrights.org/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-8685 Google Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:17:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/#comment-8685 I was trying out something and bumped into M$ download center. M$ is pushing silverlight for all it can... I hope you get who I am - A friend of freedom :) I was trying out something and bumped into M$ download center. M$ is pushing silverlight for all it can…

I hope you get who I am – A friend of freedom

:)

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-8682 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:59:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/#comment-8682 Who are you, 'Google', and what have you done to the real Google? ;-) Who are you, ‘Google’, and what have you done to the real Google? ;-)

]]> By: Google http://techrights.org/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-8680 Google Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:44:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/29/armenia-gnu-linux-distribution/#comment-8680 Get a sneak peek at the new designs we’re testing for the Download Center home page and category pages. We’re using Microsoft Silverlight technology to spruce up the site and make it easier to discover and download Microsoft software. Please note that joining the beta requires the installation of Microsoft Silverlight. Get a sneak peek at the new designs we’re testing for the Download Center home page and category pages. We’re using Microsoft Silverlight technology to spruce up the site and make it easier to discover and download Microsoft software. Please note that joining the beta requires the installation of Microsoft Silverlight.

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