Iraqis get a taste for Linux

[Renew Deal]

By Clark Boyd
Technology correspondent

A group of Iraqi computer enthusiasts are advocating the use of the operating system Linux to rebuild their country.

Ashraf Hasson and Hasanen Nawfal are both natives of Baghdad.
Like many 20-somethings, Hasson and Nawfal grew up nurturing passions for computers and for programming.

Both of them are firm believers in open source software. Unlike expensive proprietary software, open-source software can be freely distributed and modified, as long as the modifications are shared with other users.

They are particularly fans of Linux operating system.

These two Linux enthusiasts, though, did not even know one another before the ousting of Saddam Hussein.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3830545.stm

See, the invasion was a success. :eyes:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. I delivered my first Linux Family Computer today.

Dual-Boot, WindowsXP/Mandrakelinux, with the networking on XP turned off. They have had it with viruses, trojans and spyware.

You should have heard their reactions to Mandrakelinux, when they first saw it, with my special setup powers applied. ;-)

I love this shit.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Ducky!

I love this shit.<<

Ducky!

[funnymanpants]

3. Linux is nice but...

I mean, how the hell are you going to run it when you don't even have electricity? And when you have to worry that someone will kidnap you?

(Posted with Mandrake linux)