Russia to develop Linux-based alternative to Windows?

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Jan 27, 2009 12:22 AM EDT
Computerworld; By David Murphy
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Details are scarce, unless Russian is your language of choice, but one news outlet is reporting that Russia plans to develop its own national operating system. The move is designed to reduce the country's reliance on foreign software and licensing agreements. And the alleged "open-code" solution, likely a Linux/GNU derivative, will give Russia a greater degree of customization, as well as increased control over how the potentially free operating system is used and accessed.

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