Schools in Norway will no longer pay Windows licensing for Linux or Mac
computers. Microsoft will also stop commercial bundling for discounts:
http://www.linpro.no/en/nyheter_og_events/2007/linpro_vant_frem_mot_microsoft
Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chavez announced the launch of
their "Bolivarian Computers" last week. 4 models produced in Venezuela:
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2326
Canonical head Mark Shuttleworth discusses his position on the whole Microsoft
"intellectual property" claim regarding Linux and open-source software:
http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/06/mark_shuttleworth_on_ubuntu_an.html
And finally. The French winemakers have a militant splinter arm that is telling
ze Governemnt to raise wine prices or ze blood she will flow:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6759953.st
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.