http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-
gnulinux-deployment
http://goo.gl/mbSSg

<quote>
Brazil's Ministry of Education plans to deploy Mandriva GNU/Linux for 
educational use nationwide, according to information at the official 
Mandriva blog.

The deployment will be on Intel-powered Classmate PCs which will be 
manufactured and supplied by the Brazilian company, Positivo.

The number of PCs deployed is likely to be as much as 1.5 million, making it 
one of the biggest deployments of GNU/Linux.

The Classmate PCs are rugged netbooks suitable for rough use. They will be 
used by parents, teachers and students and will run Mandriva's Brazilian 
edition.

According to Mandriva, its Brazilian edition is based on the latest mini-
notebook operating system, 2010 edition.

It has been designed for Intel-powered PC hardware with a launcher that 
makes it easier to access the most commonly needed open source applications.
</quote>

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"Robin T Cox" <nomail@nomail.net> wrote in message 
news:Goadnf6PGPxnuJzQnZ2dnUVZ7vadnZ2d@bt.com...
> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-
> gnulinux-deployment
> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>


....plans to... will be...is likely to be....

If dreams were horses then beggars would ride.

On Dec 9, 12:54=A0pm, Robin T Cox <nom...@nomail.net> wrote:
> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans...
> gnulinux-deploymenthttp://goo.gl/mbSSg
>
> <quote>
> Brazil's Ministry of Education plans to deploy Mandriva GNU/Linux for
> educational use nationwide, according to information at the official
> Mandriva blog.

Good.  Mandriva is the way to go.

"Robin T Cox" <nomail@nomail.net> schreef in bericht 
news:Goadnf6PGPxnuJzQnZ2dnUVZ7vadnZ2d@bt.com...
> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-
> gnulinux-deployment
> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>
> <quote>
> Brazil's Ministry of Education plans to deploy Mandriva GNU/Linux for
> educational use nationwide, according to information at the official
> Mandriva blog.
>
> The deployment will be on Intel-powered Classmate PCs which will be
> manufactured and supplied by the Brazilian company, Positivo.
>
> The number of PCs deployed is likely to be as much as 1.5 million, making 
> it
> one of the biggest deployments of GNU/Linux.
>
> The Classmate PCs are rugged netbooks suitable for rough use. They will be
> used by parents, teachers and students and will run Mandriva's Brazilian
> edition.
>
> According to Mandriva, its Brazilian edition is based on the latest mini-
> notebook operating system, 2010 edition.
>
> It has been designed for Intel-powered PC hardware with a launcher that
> makes it easier to access the most commonly needed open source 
> applications.
> </quote>
>
You are lying because "Brazil switched to Linux" as Dumb Willie Poaster has 
claimed a while back .
And there is moore <chuckle>
According to Linux "advocate" Chris Hunter "the entire German
government, French government, most of Scandinavia, /all/ of China, much
of India..." switched to Linux

According to Linux "advocate" Homer "half of Europe dumped Windows and
switched to Linux."

According to Linux "advocate" Roy Spamowitz the entire country of
Venezuela switched to Linux/open source in 2007. 

WoW wrote:

> Robin T Cox <nom...@nomail.net> wrote:
>> 
>> gnulinux-deploymenthttp://goo.gl/mbSSg
>>
>> <quote>
>> Brazil's Ministry of Education plans to deploy Mandriva GNU/Linux for
>> educational use nationwide, according to information at the official
>> Mandriva blog.
>
>Good.  Mandriva is the way to go.

Isn't that one of the distros that our "true Linux advocate" thinks is
"copy cat half arsed junk"?

-- 
"There is so much dross that after Redhat, Fedora and Debian, which
copy cat half arsed junk would you like to represent desktop Linux?"
-  "True Linux advocate" Hadron Quark

Ezekiel wrote:
> "Robin T Cox" wrote:
>> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-
>> large-gnulinux-deployment
>> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
> 
> ...plans to... will be...is likely to be....
> 
> If dreams were horses then beggars would ride.

Considering that Brazil's Ministry of Education, and Brazil's government  
have experience in deploying large numbers of GNU/Linux machines, I would 
give a good probability that this deployment will occur.

Portugal as already distributed more than half a million similar computers, 
and Venezuela has ordered about 800 thousand that will be distributed in the 
coming year.

Regards.

On Dec 9, 1:54=A0pm, Robin T Cox <nom...@nomail.net> wrote:
> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans...
> gnulinux-deploymenthttp://goo.gl/mbSSg

> <quote>
> Brazil's Ministry of Education plans to deploy Mandriva GNU/Linux for
> educational use nationwide, according to information at the official
> Mandriva blog.

Brazil has been using Linux for years.  I remember when the CIO of
Brazil came to speak at a Linux expo.  Perhaps the news is that they
are switching to Mandriva.

> The deployment will be on Intel-powered Classmate PCs which will be
> manufactured and supplied by the Brazilian company, Positivo.

No big OEMs for Microsoft to push around.  Besides, Positivo has been
making PC for other parts of the Brazilian government as well as
Brazilian businesses - for several years now.

> The number of PCs deployed is likely to be as much as 1.5 million, making=
 it
> one of the biggest deployments of GNU/Linux.

That's certainly true if that's all going to happen at one time.  In
the past Brasil has gradually transitioned from Windows to Linux,
often simply installing the new software rather than replacing the
whole PC.

> The Classmate PCs are rugged netbooks suitable for rough use. They will b=
e
> used by parents, teachers and students and will run Mandriva's Brazilian
> edition.

Reminds me of when we picked up a bunch of Atari 400's for the
elementary school kids.  It was a good thing we did, because they
frequently spilled things on the keyboard.  Fortunately, the keyboard
was sealed, so it wasn't a problem.  The kids loved them.  They
learned, Math, English (grammar, spelling, & punctuation) and (speed)
reading on them.

> According to Mandriva, its Brazilian edition is based on the latest mini-
> notebook operating system, 2010 edition.

I haven't used Mandriva in years.  But I remember Mandrake, and really
liked it.  I just liked the support I got from Red Hat and Novell
better.  Now that Novell is being taken private, and they have sold
something to Microsoft, I guess Brazil doesn't want the risk.

> It has been designed for Intel-powered PC hardware with a launcher that
> makes it easier to access the most commonly needed open source applicatio=
ns.

NetBook Linux has had some really good launchers, which make it really
easy to get to the most commonly wanted applications and still have
access to the other less popular applications.

> </quote>

On Dec 9, 2:53=A0pm, "Clogwog" <clog...@anon.eu> wrote:
> "Robin T Cox" <nom...@nomail.net> schreef in berichtnews:Goadnf6PGPxnuJzQ=
nZ2dnUVZ7vadnZ2d@bt.com...

> You are lying because "Brazil switched to Linux" as Dumb Willie Poaster h=
as
> claimed a while back .

Several departments of the Brazilian government did switch to Linux,
and have been using more and more Linux over the years.  They seem to
really like it.

> And there is moore <chuckle>
> According to Linux "advocate" Chris Hunter "the entire German
> government, French government, most of Scandinavia, /all/ of China, much
> of India..." switched to Linux

The statement is true, but misleading.  Each of these governments has
officially adopted Linux, but it's more of adopting a policy that
includes and supports Linux AS WELL AS Windows.  Some municipal
governments considered a "no Microsoft" approach a few years ago, but
personal visits from Microsoft's top executives convinced them that it
would be prudent to continue to purchase the machines with OEM Windows
licenses, and to leave at least some workers on Windows.

Many organizations have adopted a long-term strategy for a gradual
transition to Linux.  Microsoft is aware of these plans, and has felt
the pain in the serverr market, but has been able to persuade most
customers to at least accept the OEM license that OEMs normally ship
with their PC (making it harder for OEMs to know exactly how many
customers are using PCs for Linux).

> According to Linux "advocate" Homer "half of Europe dumped Windows and
> switched to Linux."

That would be very inaccurate.  Most organizations haven't dumped
Windows, and certainly haven't dumped Windows completely.  In many
cases, users still have access to remote Windows consoles when they
need it - which is one of the reasons they still need those OEM
licenses even if the workstation itself is running no Microsoft
software - the OEM license permits them to remotely access Windows
desktops.

The availability of machines capable of running Linux and Windows at
the same time, has made this configuration very popular.

> According to Linux "advocate" Roy Spamowitz the entire country of
> Venezuela switched to Linux/open source in 2007.

Lusotec pulled this Usenet face plant:

> Ezekiel wrote:
>> "Robin T Cox" wrote:
>>> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-
>>> large-gnulinux-deployment
>>> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>> 
>> ...plans to... will be...is likely to be....
>> 
>> If dreams were horses then beggars would ride.
>
> Considering that Brazil's Ministry of Education, and Brazil's government  
> have experience in deploying large numbers of GNU/Linux machines, I would 
> give a good probability that this deployment will occur.

Not to mention Brazil's score on Microsoft's "Linux Heat Map".

> Portugal as already distributed more than half a million similar computers, 
> and Venezuela has ordered about 800 thousand that will be distributed in the 
> coming year.

-- 
The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time.  The
terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency.
		-- Albert Einstein

Verily I say unto thee, that Lusotec spake thusly:
> Ezekiel wrote:
>> "Robin T Cox" wrote:

>>> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-gnulinux-deployment
>>> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>> 
>> ...plans to... will be...is likely to be....
>> 
>> If dreams were horses then beggars would ride.

It's "wishes" not "dreams":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_wishes_were_horses,_beggars_would_ride

Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well aware
of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.

> Considering that Brazil's Ministry of Education, and Brazil's
> government  have experience in deploying large numbers of GNU/Linux
> machines, I would give a good probability that this deployment will
> occur.

Of course it will. Flatty just /hopes/ it'll fail, because evil bastards
like him /always/ hope virtuous things will fail. That's what evil
bastards do.

-- 
K.                           | Ancient Chinese Proverb:
http://slated.org            | "The road to Hell is paved with
Fedora 8 (Werewolf) on sky   | ignorant twits who know nothing
kernel 2.6.31.5, up 6 days   | about GNU/Linux."

Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:

> Verily I say unto thee, that Lusotec spake thusly:
>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>> "Robin T Cox" wrote:
>
>>>> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-gnulinux-deployment
>>>> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>>> 
>>> ...plans to... will be...is likely to be....
>>> 
>>> If dreams were horses then beggars would ride.
>
> It's "wishes" not "dreams":
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_wishes_were_horses,_beggars_would_ride
>
> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well aware
> of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.

Zeke ain't flatty.

-- 
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	O Canada
	Our home and native land
	True patriot love
	In all thy sons' command
	With glowing hearts we see thee rise
	The true north strong and free
	From far and wide, O Canada
	We stand on guard for thee
	God keep our land glorious and free
	O Canada we stand on guard for thee
	O Canada we stand on guard for thee
 
Thank you.  You may resume your seat.

On 9/12/2010 18:54, Robin T Cox wrote:

> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-
> gnulinux-deployment
> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>
> <quote>
> Brazil's Ministry of Education plans to deploy Mandriva GNU/Linux for 
> educational use nationwide, according to information at the official 
> Mandriva blog.
>
> The deployment will be on Intel-powered Classmate PCs which will be 
> manufactured and supplied by the Brazilian company, Positivo.
>
> The number of PCs deployed is likely to be as much as 1.5 million, making it 
> one of the biggest deployments of GNU/Linux.
>
> The Classmate PCs are rugged netbooks suitable for rough use. They will be 
> used by parents, teachers and students and will run Mandriva's Brazilian 
> edition.
>
> According to Mandriva, its Brazilian edition is based on the latest mini-
> notebook operating system, 2010 edition.
>
> It has been designed for Intel-powered PC hardware with a launcher that 
> makes it easier to access the most commonly needed open source applications.
> </quote>

All of which I posted yesterday: 
Message-ID: <ipu2t7-jqa.ln1@alpha.mylinuxnet.org>

http://blog.mandriva.com/2010/12/06/brazilian-ministry-of-education-plan-large-deployment-with-mandriva-linux-on-intel-powered-classmate-pcs-by-positivo/

& in Brazilian (Portugese):-

http://idgnow.uol.com.br/computacao_corporativa/2010/12/07/netbooks-distribuidos-a-rede-publica-de-ensino-portarao-o-mandriva-linux/

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Kubuntu 10.10 64-bit; Scientificlinux 5.5 64-bit

On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 17:27:58 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:
> 
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Lusotec spake thusly:
>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>> "Robin T Cox" wrote:
>>
>>>>> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/43797-brazil-plans-large-gnulinux-deployment
>>>>> http://goo.gl/mbSSg
>>>> 
>>>> ...plans to... will be...is likely to be....
>>>> 
>>>> If dreams were horses then beggars would ride.
>>
>> It's "wishes" not "dreams":
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_wishes_were_horses,_beggars_would_ride
>>
>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well aware
>> of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
> 
> Zeke ain't flatty.

Homer is off the rails again.

-- 
flatfish+++
Mariana Trench.
Desktop Linux doesn't suck, it's just ignored. 
Here are Linux desktop usage figures:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69108

Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:

>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well
>> aware of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
>
> Zeke ain't flatty.

They're all clones from the Vole's goon-factory, so it's quite academic.

-- 
K.                           | Ancient Chinese Proverb:
http://slated.org            | "The road to Hell is paved with
Fedora 8 (Werewolf) on sky   | ignorant twits who know nothing
kernel 2.6.31.5, up 6 days   | about GNU/Linux."

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:31:33 +0000, Homer wrote:

> Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:
> 
>>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well
>>> aware of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
>>
>> Zeke ain't flatty.
> 
> They're all clones from the Vole's goon-factory, so it's quite academic.

Nurse Ratchet, more medication in [Homer]'s room.
Bring the net as well in case he tries to escape again.


-- 
flatfish+++
Mariana Trench.
Desktop Linux doesn't suck, it's just ignored. 
Here are Linux desktop usage figures:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69108

flatfish+++ <flatfish99_spmrmv@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:31:33 +0000, Homer wrote:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>>> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:
>> 
>>>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well
>>>> aware of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
>>>
>>> Zeke ain't flatty.
>> 
>> They're all clones from the Vole's goon-factory, so it's quite academic.
>
> Nurse Ratchet, more medication in [Homer]'s room.
> Bring the net as well in case he tries to escape again.

I picture Renfield in Dracula when I think of Homer in his cell ...

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:02:18 +0100, Hadron wrote:

> flatfish+++ <flatfish99_spmrmv@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:31:33 +0000, Homer wrote:
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>>>> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:
>>> 
>>>>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well
>>>>> aware of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
>>>>
>>>> Zeke ain't flatty.
>>> 
>>> They're all clones from the Vole's goon-factory, so it's quite academic.
>>
>> Nurse Ratchet, more medication in [Homer]'s room.
>> Bring the net as well in case he tries to escape again.
> 
> I picture Renfield in Dracula when I think of Homer in his cell ...

Yep.
A good image of him.

-- 
flatfish+++
Mariana Trench.
Desktop Linux doesn't suck, it's just ignored. 
Here are Linux desktop usage figures:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69108

Homer wrote:

> Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:
>
>>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well
>>> aware of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
>>
>> Zeke ain't flatty.
>
>They're all clones from the Vole's goon-factory, so it's quite academic.

Gotta keep those peasants under the thumb, you know...  Once they've
had a taste of Freedom, it's hard to get them back in line.

-- 
'It actually explains the bitter "advocates" that spend their lives
cursing the success of Microsoft.'  -  trolling fsckwit Ezekiel

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:25:13 -0600, chrisv wrote:

> Homer wrote:
> 
>> Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>>> Homer pulled this Usenet face plant:
>>
>>>> Begrudging others hope is a vile doctrine, but then we're all well
>>>> aware of what an evil bastard you really are, flatty.
>>>
>>> Zeke ain't flatty.
>>
>>They're all clones from the Vole's goon-factory, so it's quite academic.
> 
> Gotta keep those peasants under the thumb, you know...  Once they've
> had a taste of Freedom, it's hard to get them back in line.

Once people have had a taste of Linux, they usually go running back
to Windows and make certain they tell all their friends how awful
their Linux experience was.

Happens all the time.

-- 
flatfish+++
Mariana Trench.
Desktop Linux doesn't suck, it's just ignored. 
Here are Linux desktop usage figures:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69108