Windows may be free in Iran, but security fears spark Linux drive
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Iran has become the latest country to edge towards ditching the ubiquitous Microsoft computer operating system in favour of the open-source Linux solution, even if its refusal to abide by copyright laws means that the Islamic republic does not pay a penny to Bill Gates.
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As the slippery due date draws near for the Windows release, Microsoft and the EU are now at odds over security features.
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The impending launch of Microsoft's new operating system isn't generating the excitement it once might have. Maybe that's because it, well, gets the job done
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Itâs unclear whether Iran has withdrawn its demand that some of its technology be excluded from a freeze on nuclear enrichment activities.
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A Gartner analyst finds a direct connection between Linux and piracy: many systems come preinstalled with Linux to keep prices down but then bogus copies of Windows get loaded.
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(InfoWorld) - The Indian state of Kerala has decided to promote free and open-source software in education, but will not make it compulsory, a minister in Keralaâs communist government said Wednesday. The government would like to avoid a monopoly by Microsoft and provide equal opportunity for both Linux and Microsoftâs Windows operating system in schools, said M.A. Baby, education minister in the Kerala government on Wednesday. The Kerala government is encouraging some 12,500 schools to give training on free and open-source software such as Linux. The decision to use Linux or Windows would be taken by teachers and students in each of the schools, Baby said. The move by the government reflects growing interest in free and open-source software among students in Kerala, according to Baby. About 60 percent of students use Linux in their school projects, rather than Windows, as they see the benefits of free and open-source software, according to Baby. â We want to increase the number of students using Linux,â he said. Kerala in south India had a population of 31.8 million, according to the census in 2001 of the government of India. The state has a literacy rate of 91 percent, the highest in the country. The recent statements by the Kerala government in favor of free and open-source software were prompted by the visit to the state last week by Richard Stallman, president of the Boston-based Free Software FoundationÂ (FSF). The government will take the lead in popularizing free software, the stateâs Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said last week at a seminar on âFree Software for Keralaâs developmentâ at which Stallman was also a speaker. Stallman, who also visited West Bengal, another communist-run state, was able to win some support from local political leaders. This is also not the first time that the state of Kerala has shown interest in alternatives to proprietary software. The IT policy announced in 2001 by the previous non-communist Kerala government stated that the government wishes to encourage the judicious use of open-source or free software that complements or supplements proprietary software. The position of the Kerala government is different from that of Indiaâs federal government in Delhi, which has declined to take a stand in regards to either type of software. Some Indian federal and state agencies have been beneficiaries of Microsoftâs programs to promote the use of information technology in schools.
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Although Linux may be shipping on a growing number of PCs sold in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, about 80 percent of PCs shipped with the open source operating system this year will eventually run pirated versions of Windows, industry research firm Gartner estimated in a report issued September 21.
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HAMBURG: New personal computers with the free Linux operating system are often used with pirated copies of the Microsoft Windows operating system, reports a study by the US-based marketing research firm Gartner.
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Europe is struggling to kick the Windows habit. Eurocrats make a lot of noise about moving to Linux, but the actual migrations are few and far between. Bruce Gain reports from Paris.
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p2pnet.net News:- Europeans will be able to buy a leaned-down version of Microsoft Windows, stripped of its music and video player, and the company will have to license out secret information to its competitors.
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PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner.
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Was this what Microsoft (Steve Ballmer) was growling and threatening about, when he told Asian countries: &quot;nice little Linux OS you have here.
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Iran's decision to raise gasoline prices has thrown new light on one of its most entrenched problems &#151; the danger a vulnerable, subsidized economy poses for a country under international pressure over its nuclear program.
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Tehran - Iran has become the latest country to edge towards ditching the ubiquitous Microsoft computer operating system in favour of the open-source Linux solution, even if its refusal to abide by copyright laws means that the Islamic republic does not
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Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company's Download Center.
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Windows XP is a safe and secure operating system. Really, it is--as long as you don&#39;t connect it to the Internet. To be fair, other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, are vulnerable to online attacks, too.
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How far is too far when it comes to the freedom of software? Plus: Palm slipping, Windows sliding.