Tag: mandriva

  • Microsoft vs Mandriva: The plot thickens

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    Simon Scullion

    Jonathan Carter has an update on the goings on regarding the Classmate PCs in Nigeria: The plot has thickened as more details emerges in a PC World article. The funder of 11000 of the 17000 classmate PC’s is insisting that Mandriva remains on the machines, at least for now. This will have a big impact…

  • Mandriva Vs. Windows

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    Simon Scullion

    Yet more strange decisions regarding software choices where Microsoft is involved. François Bancilhon writes an open letter to Steve Ballmer regarding the news that Mandriva Linux will be replaced by Windows XP on the 17,000 Classmate PCs for Nigerian schools. We actually closed the deal, we took the order, we qualified the software, we got…