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[News] Computer Science in Cuba, Using GNU/Linux

The community, objective of the development of computer science in Cuba

,----[ Automated translation ]
| He emphasized that almost four thousand young people prepare themselves
| in the modality of free software (Linux), an operating system that
| favors the use of open codes and to that the island bets to replace
| in official institutions the use of Microsoft.
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http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=mozclient&num=50&u=http%3A//www.cubaperiodistas.cu/noticias/abril07/09/01.htm

Source: http://www.cubaperiodistas.cu/noticias/abril07/09/01.htm


Related:

Cuba Embraces Open-Source Software

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| Both governments say they are trying to wean state agencies from
| Microsoft's proprietary Windows to the open-source Linux operating
| system, which is developed by a global community of programmers
| who freely share their code.
| 
| [...]
| 
| 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 problems.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CUBA_SOFTWARE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://tinyurl.com/29dejf

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