Medvedev – Reiman: 720 mln. for open source school software
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| The open source software developers were presented by the general directors
| of the companies ALTLinux - Alexey Smirnov, Linux Ink – Leonid Soms,
| Infra-resource – Nikolai Garbuz, Linux-Online executive director Timofei
| Korolev, and the technical director of the IT center of the All-Russian
| scientific and research institute of control automation in the non-industrial
| sphere Dmitry Efanov.
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Russia is latest country to move towards OpenDocument format and open standards
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| The stated rationale for this legislation is that “open standards will
| contribute to an increased number of bidders for government contracts and
| will increase opportunities for Russian software developers... [and] the
| problem of interoperability will be addressed as will the ability to access
| information into the future.”
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http://www.itrportal.com/absolutenm/templates/article-docsoft.aspx?articleid=4410&zoneid=57
Russian Linux (ALTLinux) to be installed in every school in Russia
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| Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009.
| Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied
| software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication
| stated at a press conference. According to Mr. Reiman, that might
| significantly reduce Russian dependence on foreign software.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007%2F09%2F14%2F266177
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