Free Software In Iran, KDE In Farsi

Elektroschock writes "KDE, the leading *nix desktop environment, is translated to Farsi (=Persian). Now native language KDE can be used in Iran as well. Farsi is written from left to right. Full story at Dot KDE. Arash Zeini (KDE Farsi) wrote an intresting article about FLOSS in Iran. His view: "It is not a secret anymore that FLOSS is gaining momentum all over the world. We witness an international move and acceptance of FLOSS in the private as well as in the public sector."" Update: 12/29 16:37 GMT by T : That should read "Farsi is written from right to left." (Thanks to Thomas Zander for pointing that out.)

bass-ackwards!

[seanadams.com]

Farsi is written from left to right.

!si ti egaugnul yzarc a tahw dna

After watching the Austin Powers movies...

[SensitiveMale]

I can only hope FLOSS is catching on in Great Britain also.

Fluoride also.

Re:Correction

[Alsee]

Maybe "left to right" was meant to be read from right to left, in which case the story is correct. :D

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Don't be flossin!

[Anonymous Coward]

KDE in Iran yo!

First China, now Iran...

[Enoch Root]

...any news yet whether North Korea and Syria have plans to adopt free software?

Free Software+WMD In Iran

[Myuu]

Well I know my saying for the next war, "No Blood For Proprietary Software"

Re:Please say "Persian" not "Farsi"

[Molina the Bofh]

Listen, to anyone who knows the language (own horn tooting here)

I knew someone among the /. crowd would speak Farsi.

The software may be free...

[Richthofen80]

... but the people of Iran, that might be another thing entirely.

Re:KDE propaganda

[McAddress]

real GNOME fans did not feel snubbed, as we immidiately realized that no one in their right mind would possibly mean "better" when talking about KDE. ;-)