Cuba adopts Linux

[Angel]

An interesting news for all Linux enthusiast. Don't forget to see the
viewer comments also.

http://osnews.com/story/20963/Cuba_Says_No_More_Microsoft_Joins_the_Linux...



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[María Leandro]

Hi!

I can say that Cuba is a great provider of ideas for *nix system. They have
a long time using those OS and making some great ideas happens. The only
trouble I see is that they can afford a huge pc, so they use things like
gentoo, DML, puppy and rarely ubuntu (old versions).

I help them a long time. I even sent to them some cd/dvd with digital books,
tutorials and repos for their issues. I was going to send them some fedora
media... but I read that they couldn't use it. (please... correcte if I'm
wrong)

I thinkg that they do a lot with few resources... and have realy great
ideas; we could get some tips of that.







2009/2/13 Ashiqur Rahman Angel <angel(a)linux.org.bd&gt;

>  An interesting news for all Linux enthusiast. Don't forget to see
> the
>  viewer comments also.
>
>
>  http://osnews.com/story/20963/Cuba_Says_No_More_Microsoft_Joins_the_Linux...
>
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[Neville A. Cross]

2009/2/12 María Leandro <tatica(a)fedoraproject.org&gt;:
>  Hi!
>
>  I can say that Cuba is a great provider of ideas for *nix system. They have
>  a long time using those OS and making some great ideas happens. The only
>  trouble I see is that they can afford a huge pc, so they use things like
>  gentoo, DML, puppy and rarely ubuntu (old versions).
>
>  I help them a long time. I even sent to them some cd/dvd with digital books,
>  tutorials and repos for their issues. I was going to send them some fedora
>  media... but I read that they couldn't use it. (please... correcte if I'm
>  wrong)
>
>  I thinkg that they do a lot with few resources... and have realy great
>  ideas; we could get some tips of that.
>
>
>  
<snip>

> From technical point of view they may use Fedora with xfce for
computers with few resources. But I think the bigger issue is Cuba as
a embargoed destination. I won't emit any opinion on this matter as it
is a Political issue. Distros based on USA won't send any material to
Cuba.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Export

But I am happy that they are taking steps for FOSS.

Best regards.


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[Angel]

Well. Have a look a comment from the news, I am quoting.

Unlike Cuba, who fully understands the problems with proprietary operating
>  systems, my employer, in their great wisdom, has decided to go to a
> fully
>  Microsoft shop on our works computers, because, and I will quote the
>  memo.....
>
>  "Open source software cannot be used on *********'s computer systems as
>  anyone can alter the source code and place a virus inside.
>
>  Windows Vista or XP should be used in place of Linux or Solaris on the
>  servers and all personal computers should be running Windows Vista.
>
>  No-one across the floor should install any product without the approval of
>  the line manager."
>
>  The funny part was the anyone can stick a virus into the code, because
>  anyone can view the code.
>
>  I should point out that the person who sent out the memo is a newly
>  appointed director, he came to us from PC World.
>  

What should we say against this?

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[Mario Torre]

 Il giorno gio, 12/02/2009 alle 09.50 -0600, Neville A. Cross ha
scritto:

>  >From technical point of view they may use Fedora with xfce for
>  computers with few resources. But I think the bigger issue is Cuba as
>  a embargoed destination. I won't emit any opinion on this matter as it
>  is a Political issue. Distros based on USA won't send any material to
>  Cuba.
>  
>  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Export
>  
>  But I am happy that they are taking steps for FOSS.
>  
>  Best regards. 
 
Despite the political implications, Fedora is Free Software and is based
on Free Software. As is, Fedora, or any other spin, should be exported
and can reach any single person in the World. Limiting this, from my
point of view, makes no different than just selling and promoting
proprietary software.

I understand your concerns, but I don't agree with "Distros based on USA
won't send any material to Cuba", if this turns out to be true, I will
not believe in this "Free as in Freedom/Free Software Free Society"
thingy anymore.

That's just my opinion, of course.

Cheers,
Mario

[Paul W. Frields]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:56:53AM +0100, Mario Torre wrote:
>   Il giorno gio, 12/02/2009 alle 09.50 -0600, Neville A. Cross ha
>  scritto:
>  
>  > >From technical point of view they may use Fedora with xfce for
>  > computers with few resources. But I think the bigger issue is Cuba as
>  > a embargoed destination. I won't emit any opinion on this matter as it
>  > is a Political issue. Distros based on USA won't send any material to
>  > Cuba.
>  > 
>  > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Export
>  > 
>  > But I am happy that they are taking steps for FOSS.
>  > 
>  > Best regards.
>   
>  Despite the political implications, Fedora is Free Software and is based
>  on Free Software. As is, Fedora, or any other spin, should be exported
>  and can reach any single person in the World. Limiting this, from my
>  point of view, makes no different than just selling and promoting
>  proprietary software.
>  
>  I understand your concerns, but I don't agree with "Distros based on USA
>  won't send any material to Cuba", if this turns out to be true, I will
>  not believe in this "Free as in Freedom/Free Software Free Society"
>  thingy anymore.
>  
>  That's just my opinion, of course. 
This is a good place for me to agree that everyone is entitled to
their opinions, but the fedora-marketing-list is not the place to
debate this particular issue.  Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and
let's stop this thread here please.

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