| Russia to adopt Linux as national operating system by 2015 [messaggio #34749] |
ven, 07 gennaio 2011 17:08 |
 Francesco
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http://www.geek.com/articles/news/russia-to-adopt-linux-as-n ational-
operating-system-by-2015-20101228/
Although OS X has made great strides in the last half decade in regaining
market share, the various permutations of Windows still rule most of the
computing world, largely thanks to the reliance of enterprise and
government networks. Now one of the largest and most powerful countries
on Earth is ready to dump Microsoft as a client, and make no mistake… it’s
a move indicative of a growing schism with the United States similar to
that we experienced in the Cold War.
The country we’re talking about here is Russia, who plans to transition
its computer infrastructure from Windows to open-source operating systems
like Linux. The order was given by none less than Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin, who wants the transition completed by 2015… and who also wants to
create a national repository for open-source applications similar to
Apple’s App Store.
When we mentioned the Cold War earlier in this post, we didn’t mean to
imply that Russia’s adoption of Linux would somehow lead to global
nuclear war. However, it;s undeniable that Russia and America’s diplomatic
relations have been frosty lately, especially when it comes to arms
talks. Given that, Russia’s move to divorce its IT infrastructure from
relying upon an American company’s operating system seems like another
small step away from relying upon America.
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