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Submission + - Linux to be installed in every Russian school (cnews.ru) 2

Submitted by J_Omega
J_Omega writes: According to the Russian IT site CNews, Linux is slated to be installed in every Russian school by 2009. The article makes it appear that it will be going by the (unimaginative and nationalist) name "Russian OS." As stated in the article: "The main aim of the given work is to reduce dependence on foreign commercial software and provide education institutions with the possibility to choose whether to pay for commercial items or to use the software, provided by the government." Initial testing installations are supposed to begin next year in select districts. Is 2008/09 the year of Linux on the (Russian) desktop?
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  • Consider the global consequences if the "Russian" experiment is successful.

    Won't we see the same in most of the other nations around the world? I think this highly likely as the current world standard (which seems to be set by a boardroom in Redmond) is regarded as part of the (many of "them" hope declining) "USA" hegemony.

    So it rolls on and China, India, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, England and others jump on the bandwagon. As this gathers acceptance, how will Microsoft compete? IBM, Sun, Novell and

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