Star Russia to Develop Nationwide Alternative to Windows
Linked by weildish on Wed 28th Jan 2009 03:35 UTC
In the News The Russian government is planning to build a new operating system (if you are fluent, here's the original), most likely to be derived from Linux, made especially for the country itself as a whole. This is being done to reduce Russia's reliance on foreign license agreements, particularly those of Microsoft it seems. The OS is expected to be open source and distributed at little or no cost, but it's uncertain just how successful this nationwide operating system will be, if indeed it ever comes to fruition. If it's anything like that Chinese Red Flag enforcement fiasco, count me out.
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Some remarks
by Timofey on Wed 28th Jan 2009 07:52 UTC
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2009-01-28

For now, this isn't a governmental project. It's only a proposition from a group of persons in Russian parliament. And yes, it seems to be only a trick to obtain some money for Russian companies selling some Linux derivatives. :-(

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RE: Some remarks
by dimaL on Wed 28th Jan 2009 09:47 in reply to "Some remarks"
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2009-01-28

For now, this isn't a governmental project. It's only a proposition from a group of persons in Russian parliament.


This is already part of education reform (it is governmental project) there is complect with FOSS software for schools developed with budget money. But it made with such marketing that nobody will use it. And educational governmental organizations (that control schools) try to make all that no one can use it. It's a pity. There is strong fill that all this done just for write another faked story in "get the facts".

And yes, it seems to be only a trick to obtain some money for Russian companies selling some Linux derivatives. :-(


If money for companies - it is good! But money never hit companies (or that money is 0.1% of spended money ) they just disappear. Or hit "right" companies that do nothing but get money.

Edited 2009-01-28 09:51 UTC

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RE[2]: Some remarks
by chemical_scum on Wed 28th Jan 2009 18:35 in reply to "RE: Some remarks"
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Here's information on the Russian government's schools deployment of free software.

http://www.altlinuxatrussianschools.com/?page_id=56&language=en

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