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Russia installs Linux in every school!

16 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/russia-installs-linux-in-every-school.78695/

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Hitboxx Original post #1
Jan 21, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Yeah way to go Russia/Linux :)
Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009. Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication stated at a press conference. Experts and market participants consider the terms within which software is to be developed quite reasonable. According to Mr. Reiman, that might significantly reduce Russian dependence on foreign software.

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nvidia
nvidia #2
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Looks like the fall of microsoft has begun :D:D:D:D:D
T
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Wow Russia with a Big Step to Dump M$. African and other backward countries should follow Russia and save a big $$.
phreak0ut
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:05 PM
More hackers? ;) Not in the -ve sense though :D
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FilledVoid #5
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Other countries should learn from example imho. I bet that itself probably saves them millions.
praka123
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:35 PM
russia did the right step!.err,..we can expect lot of security fixes for Linux in future ;)
hullap
hullap #7
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:38 PM
^^ +1
Cool G5
Cool G5 #8
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM
World is going the Linux way.*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/113.gif
CadCrazy
Jan 22, 2008 at 1:41 AM
This news should be moved to tech news section to let the whole digit world know abt it
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #10
Jan 22, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Great News. :) Linux will soon increase its market share in Desktop arena.
CadCrazy
CadCrazy #12
Jan 22, 2008 at 1:54 AM
CadCrazy aka mess *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/images/kirsch/buttons/viewpost.gif


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Net007 #14
Jan 22, 2008 at 10:12 AM
In Kerala, Linux is already on every school. They use a special distribution called "School IT Linux".
debsuvra
debsuvra #15
Jan 22, 2008 at 10:33 AM
i will differentiate u :D

Aabhi aabhi Calculus sikhke aya hai kya ?:D:D

BTW Linux is growing, really growing. But it still needs some polish and some fixes here and there to match Windows or Mac. ;)
MetalheadGautham
Jan 31, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Why does CadCrazy act like he is a Mod ?

anyway, country specific distros are a huge plus. China has Red Flag Linux. Russia has Russian OS. India has ___________. Please fill the blank with a PROPER and GOOD LOOKING Distro Indian Government develops in the future.

The govt must allot funds to make and develop its own distro. It will be a very good investment. It can be based on current standards like Debian, for suffitient support, and it must also be localised. But it mustn't give the appearence of something poor internationally.

It needs to be cool looking, work well on *Indian Systems*, have a version/mode to run well in our old computers, as well as a version/mode look great on a Multimedia/HiFi/HomeTheater PC, AND be taught in schools and collages and also installed in computers there instead of windows.

These guys who run the nation are still a part of the "Old India" where illitracy, casteism, discrimination, superstition, religion, crazy moral values, etc exist, so they can't make one. But I hope atleast us in "Cool India" can make such a distro.