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Off Topic: the KDE installation in Largo
by Janne on Monday 12/Nov/2001, @12:11

Is there any information available regarding the KDE/Thin-client installation in Largo, Florida? To my knowledge, there are some people working on a white-paper on the subject. I'm writing my final thesis on the subject, and any information would be appreciated!

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Re: Off Topic: the KDE installation in Largo
by me on Monday 12/Nov/2001, @14:12

Although this probably isn't what you're interested in, I read today that MS wants to "take Linux the win of the City Of Largo" again. This was from an internal ms email. Its covered both at /. and the heise newsticker... Great to hear ms is scared!

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Re: Off Topic: the KDE installation in Largo
by Janne on Monday 12/Nov/2001, @14:16

Yep, I heard of that. That was what reminded to ask about this.

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Re: Off Topic: the KDE installation in Largo
by brambi on Monday 12/Nov/2001, @14:19

Have a look in the archives of newsforge and the dot. The sysadmin of Largo posted some intresting replys in the article on the dot.

Bram.

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Re: Off Topic: the KDE installation in Largo
by Janne on Monday 12/Nov/2001, @14:49

I have contacted him directly, and he told me that someone(s) from the KDE-community is writing a white-papers on the project. But I will take a look at the archives :)

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Re: Largo - MS Targeted
by Evan "JabberWokky" E. on Monday 12/Nov/2001, @20:53

This is hitting close to home, as I live just north of Broward county. Here's an extract from a memo leaked from Microsoft. The full text can be found at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/22770.html and reprinted in NewsForge.

"Speaking of fights, Brett Cocking and team from the SLG vertical just don't know when to quit! Not only did they displace RedHat for a 40+ web server deal at Broward County in Florida, they're also going straight after one of the Linux community's key wins at the City of Largo (dubbed the City of Progress). "If they're the city of progress, why are they running Linux?", Brett jokes. "We're going in there to show them how much value exists in the Microsoft platform and take this win away from Linux!" Key in both accounts is the way Brett's team positions Microsoft's future .NET vision as well as providing great products like Windows 2000 to start building on that vision today. Thank you team! I know Brett digs tattoos, but this is one less he is going to have also."

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Evan

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Re: Off Topic: the KDE installation in Largo
by cjm on Tuesday 13/Nov/2001, @07:11

Is this it?

http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/08/10/1441239&mode=thread

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