Cuba going Open Source


	Cuba going Open Source

Djiezes

2-20-2007 2:55 AM

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cuba, oss, open source, technology, software, freeware, security, ideology, communism, os, ms, microsoft, operating system

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Other countries have tried similar moves. China, Brazil and Norway have encouraged the development of Linux for a variety of reasons: Microsoft's near-monopoly over operating systems, the high cost of proprietary software and security <A href=""><IMG width="17" height="16" border="0" alt="Barracuda Spam Filter – Free Evaluation Unit" title="Barracuda Spam Filter – Free Evaluation Unit" src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/new/icon-inline-shop.gif" /></A> problems.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/dP6rZRfldkJ2az/Cuba-Embracing-the-Open-Source-Revolution.xhtml">Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes, an old comrade-in-arms of President Fidel Castro, raised suspicions about Microsoft's cooperation with U.S. military and intelligence agencies</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/dP6rZRfldkJ2az/Cuba-Embracing-the-Open-Source-Revolution.xhtml"><P>He called the world's information systems a "battlefield" where Cuba is fighting against imperialism.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/dP6rZRfldkJ2az/Cuba-Embracing-the-Open-Source-Revolution.xhtml"><P>He also noted that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates once described copyright reformers -- including people who want to do away with proprietary software -- as "some new modern-day sort of communists" -- which is a badge of honor from the Cuban perspective.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/dP6rZRfldkJ2az/Cuba-Embracing-the-Open-Source-Revolution.xhtml">copyright laws violate basic morality</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/dP6rZRfldkJ2az/Cuba-Embracing-the-Open-Source-Revolution.xhtml">proprietary software is a security threat</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/49EB9E1F-E2A9-4A25-88CA-0F5F4C2DF4FB/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>