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To: Golden Eagle

"Well when communist countries and democratic political parties start naming something besides Linux as their official operating system, maybe I'll start complaining about them instead."

Already have, it's called Microsoft Windows. It happened in 2003 when they gave the ChiComs access to their source code.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/feb03/02-28gspchinapr.mspx

Now, they're helping the ChiCom government censor their version of the Internet.

http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050613/tc_afp/chinainternetcompany_050613094345





133 posted on 06/21/2005 12:43:29 AM PDT by adam_az (It's the border, stupid!)
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To: adam_az
Already have, it's called Microsoft Windows.

There you go with your obsession with Microsoft again. Microsoft is not the official operating system of China, Linux is. They take a free copy of Red Hat and rename it Red Flag, which is their official O/S.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/5116

I don't expect them to ever name Windows their official O/S, no matter how confused about it you are. They would have to pay for that, and couldn't get the rights to modify the source, redistribute, resell, and even rename it Red Flag like they can with Linux.

136 posted on 06/21/2005 12:55:59 AM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: adam_az; Golden Eagle
Now Bill is getting cozy with Vietnam too.
169 posted on 06/21/2005 8:20:33 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: adam_az
Already have, it's called Microsoft Windows. It happened in 2003 when they gave the ChiComs access to their source code.

Since when has M$ ever revealed source code? Looks like a major cave in to the evil Middle Kingdom.

172 posted on 06/21/2005 9:18:56 AM PDT by dennisw (See the primitive wallflower freeze, When the jelly-faced women all sneeze)
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