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Cuba Launches Linux Variant Called Nova
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
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Rodriguez said several government ministries and the Cuban university system have made the switch to Linux but there has been resistance from government companies concerned about its compatibility with their specialized applications.
So there you have it. Cuba is just of many countries in the world who have opted out of the Microsoft strangle hold and have gone to Linux.
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Cuba launches its own version of Linux called Nova: No more depending on Windows
CrunchGear —
... The transition to Linux is going pretty well. About 20 percent of the country’s computers already run the operating system, and officials there hope to see 50 percent of computers run Linux within five years. Naturally, those with “special” applications (think business types and the like) are weary of making the switch, since they’re concerned about compatibility. ...
M&M’s World Headlines: Feb 12, 2009
p2pnet news —
... lower priced portal in favour of its ticket brokering website, where tickets sell at premium prices. The second case takes on the separate issue of extra fees and surcharges charged by Ticketmaster when customers purchase tickets to events through its website. In addition to a “convenience” fee of up to $14 for a single ticket, Ticketmaster charges a “building facility” charge and an order processing fee.
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Cuba launches own Linux variant to counter U.S. Reuters
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Cuba launches its own Linux variant, Fidel reportedly cool with it
Engadget —
... It hasn't been a year since Cuba lifted the ban on PCs for the majority of its citizens, and now it looks like ou neighbor to the south has been giving some serious thought to the implications of open source operating systems. To this end, the nation has recently ...
Cuba Declares Windows an Oppressive Security Threat, Develops Their Own Version of Linux [Linux]
Gizmodo —
... But it is impressive that 20% of the Cuba's computer users are already running some form of Linux on their computers. Bravo, I say. Bravo. [Reuters] ...
Cuba launches Nova; A Linux variant to counter U.S.
D' Technology Weblog —
... own variant of the Linux computer operating system called “Nova,” which was introduced at a Havana computer conference on “technological sovereignty” and is central to the Cuban government’s desire to replace the Microsoft software running most of the island’s computers. Cuba, which is 90 miles from Florida, has been resisting U.S. domination in one form or another since Fidel Castro took over Cuba in a 1959 revolution.
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The Cuban Linux crisis
The Open Road —
... Cuba, ever seeking to be the gnat on the United States' behind, has decided to stick it to the Microsoft man and go Linux, according to Reuters. Its reasoning, however, provokes giggles: ...
Cuba develops Nova Linux to free it from Windows
Obsessable News Feed —
... because they love the control it gives them over their systems, see it as a great software development environment, or are a big fan of one of the desktop UIs it supports, there's always a few who seem to adopt it because they just don't like or trust Microsoft. Some may have legitimate concerns, but a lot of conspiracy nuts get grouped in with those users. In one of the weirder cases of shunning Microsoft, the nation of Cuba has decided to build its own official Linux distribution, fearing that secret collusion between Microsoft and the U.S. government could be used to spy on ...
1234567890 Day and a Hot Job at Microsoft
LinuxInsider —
... plans. In fact, many were unusually busy painting a grim picture for the future of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) More about Microsoft -- business as usual in the Linux blogosphere, that is! First, a variety of items in the news from the last week or so came as music to many FOSS fans' ears. For example: The Canadian government is now apparently considering switching to open source More about open source software, even as Cuba went ahead and launched its own distribution . This, of course, as Russia and Vietnam are hard at work ...
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