Daily Archives: September 17, 2012

M$ Spreads FUD in East Africa, Calls FLOSS “non-copyrighted” Software

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Robert Pogson

M$ has long had others lie on its behalf but no longer. When Kenya decided to prefer FLOSS, this was spoken: ““We agree with the open standards but not the free and open source software strategy,” said Paul Roy Owino, … Continue reading →

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Italy Too Preferring FLOSS

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Robert Pogson

“from 12 August, public administrations looking for a new software solution must either use an application which they have already developed in-house, develop their own new program, use open source software, or any combination of these.” I don’t know anything … Continue reading →

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Side by Side Comparisons of PCs with and without That Other OS

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Robert Pogson

It’s not often one sees where M$’s OS gets compared side by side on identical hardware on the web but here’s an example: VN282G-FD30F Price: $ 299 VN282G-ED30P Price: $ 349 VN282G-ED30W Price: $ 399 Free DOS Windows® 7 Home … Continue reading →

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