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Here in Europe, it sure has been in every newspaper and every newspaper for quite some days.

Here in Paris this is a huge story. In addition, Tunisia is a major source of programming talent for French companies - if you work on the web in France you are sure to meet Tunisians on a regular basis. Tunisia is very "real" place for us.

A former French colony too.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/French_occupa...

Is it just programming or other fields too?

I've been to Tunisia and was surprised that everybody knows French there, and I know there's at least one university with some good students, so it is not unexpected.

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