Gorbachev Knows Microsoft
Posted in Technology, wordpress, Microsoft, United States, Russia, Law, Justice, Mikhail Gorbachev on February 6th, 2007 by Stanford MatthewsGorbachev asks Microsoft for leniency in piracy case
Microsoft is sidestepping an appeal from a former leader of the Soviet Union to intervene in a piracy case involving a school principal.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who is credited with aiding the end of the Cold War, wrote to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Monday asking for help in halting the trial of Aleksandr Ponosov, 40, who could face up to five years in prison.
My favorite Russian has come to the aid of a fellow Russian citizen. The linked story reports it is Russian law, not Microsoft, that is going forward with these matters. If that is the case, how come Mr. Gorbachev intervened?
You know the principal in this story is up against hard times if he has to accept Microsoft for his school. If they keep him out of jail, maybe the Open Source community can come to the rescue.
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