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I guess this would be a great case for Ubuntu desktops with in the cloud backup/software. Treat the workstation as a dumb terminal and be ready to discard it i

• narrator 16y ago
  In this case, Linux really does mean freedom.
  • rbanffy 16y ago
    If the authorities are corrupt enough, they may opt for keeping the Linux boxes until they find the pirated Microsoft software.
  • bad_user 16y ago
    The government of a sovereign country can always deny the validity of the software licenses you are using, or they can just continue to harass you. E.g. what do you mean you've got this software for free? That's piracy, isn't it?
• martey 16y ago
  But I guess the computer sophistication required to do this is currently beyond the abilities of the targeted people. It is important to note that the group are not undergoing a technological attack. The government forces are utilizing their ability to investigate software piracy to physically enter the targeted groups' spaces and seize their computers. It is clear that running Ubuntu is not going to prevent them from being able to do this, since they had no issues seizing computers that had legitimate versions of Windows on them. While it is fine to suggest that they should "be ready to discard their computers if needed", most non-profit groups that I have come across do not have the financial resources to purchase new computers if all of their existing ones are taken.
• earl 16y ago
  And then the police will take you down to the station and you'll fall down a flight of stairs until you kindly give up your password. There are no technological solutions to a lack of civil rights.