On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 19:48, robin wrote: > LOL. I think software piracy is a minor issue compared to the fact that > we have a populous country with a lousy economy (I suspect concerns > about human rights, the role of the military etc. are a convenient way > to avoid talking about this issue openly). > > Still, software piracy is massive here - often even the copy of Windows > you get with a new PC is pirated. Software sells on the street for about > $3 per CD, so you're talking around $15 for a pirated MS software suite > - cheaper than a Mandrake boxed set, but more expensive than buying > Linux on the street. Computer magazines often provide Linux distros (I > got 7.2 and 9.0 like that, the latter being a stripped-down one-CD > version). > > BTW, $3 is not a negligible amount of money here - you can get a pretty > decent meal for that. > > Sir Robin
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