Russian schools abandon Windows after piracy scare

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Linux is the clear winner out of a dispute between the Russian legal authorities and schools over who should carry the can over the use of pirated Windows software. Russian schools in the area are so scared about being shipped off to a Siberian Gulag, that they are buying Linux gear instead.Read More @ theinquirer

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