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"No software is free..." Middle school teacher
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"No software is free..." Middle school teacher

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Ha Ha, that kid got owned.

Although I don't see the big deal, sharing is caring Yes .
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Wow, just wow. People like her are the people that hold the children back, not an OS.

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And thus, Microsoft has won.
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Disciplined for freely distributing freely distributable software Smile

The whole point of Linux is that it's free.

I swear, teachers have to the most uneducated people around...

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Laugh
Silly n00bs.

I posted this in the news section.

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Rofl

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