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The land of Castro has gone open source.
In an effort to rid every computer in the country of the American-designed Windows OS, the Cuban government has banned the software and created its own Linux-based operating system.
The Communist country 90 miles off the coast of Florida calls the Linux OS "Nova", and the government considers it an integral piece in the fight against U.S. hegemony in Cuba. Shown at a Havana conference dedicated to "technological sovereignty", the goal is to have Nova replace Windows on computers all across the island.
While most of the world has enjoyed a consumer computer market for decades, the Cuban government only started allowing such a market last year. According to Cuba University's Information Sciences Director Hector Rodriguez, around 20 percent of computers on the island are already running some sort of Linux-based operating system.
"Private software can have black holes and malicious codes that one doesn't know about. That doesn't happen with free software," said Rodriguez. "I would like to think that in five years our country will have more than 50 percent migrated [to Linux]." The Linux movement may be in full swing for Cuban consumers, but many of the country's government agencies are resisting the change because of possible software compatibility issues.
While the netbook craze may see Linux become more popular with consumers in America, the percentage of Linux on PCs stateside is far below 20 percent.
The turn away from Windows is the latest move in Cuba's resistance to all things American, which has been ongoing since Fidel Castro took over the island nation in 1959. Rodriguez certainly sees a ideological link between Linux and Cuba, "The free software movement is closer to the ideology of the Cuban people, above all for the independence and sovereignty."
As a general purpose operating environment, which operating system do you prefper to use and why?
Source : Tom's Hardware US
He probably got a BSOD and took his rage out on everybody.
Or smoking some good cuban crack. Windows will dominate for many more years, yes it's buggy, yes it's not that great, but Microsoft's pocket is too deep.
Um... For a end user, who doesn't know anything about code, I don't think this could be anymore farther from the truth... I'm positive the government issued linux will have no malicious code, or monitoring software built in... right? right?
Aiyiyi! Lucy...? You have a lot 'splainin' to do. The Qben leadership has no reason to live other than to demonstrate human stupidity and fail trying to spread 20th century communism. Cigar?
Umm sure okay if you say so. Let me give you some of my "Free" software. I promise I didn't give myself backdoor access to your network.
In related news MS anticpates a drop in pirated copies of Windows.
Folks US companies cannot sell to Cuba so they were getting this through other means so I'm not sure why this would be a big deal other than showing a trend for Linux and to show how little freedom some people still have in the world when they can't even choose for themselves what OS they use.
This will just lead to some hacker hatein on cuban's with their forced os.
Cuba who? Can't we just accidentially nuke them, make it an accident or something, who would complain?
Americans use Windows, therefore Windows is evil. However, what the Cubans fail to realize is that Americans also eat, sleep, and live. By Cuba's logic, all Cuban people should stop eating, sleeping, and living, because it is most definitly American.
I remember they already tried this... a while ago :-\
Either that or I've been dreaming of the future again *sigh*
Ummm doesn't No Va in Spanish translate to "It does not go" ? Seems a fitting choice of name
Why not import China's Red flag linux?
How sad is this article. I have no sympathy for communist leaders in Cuba, but why the heck Tomshardware.com publish propaganda ?!
The best policy is to ignore it. What ever the problem in Cuba is, it's not going to be solved by Linux or any other OS.
>_> Linux is also a US created OS. What they should do is make their own operating system so the world can laugh at the Cuban National Operating System. Unless its good then we can all steal it.
In related news MS anticpates a drop in pirated copies of Windows. Folks US companies cannot sell to Cuba so they were getting this through other means...
Those other means are probably Microsoft selling resalable licenses to some foreign country, who then resells them in Cuba. Just because there is an embargo on Cuba doesn't mean people are pirating their copy of Windows.
For one thing, the embargo is older than the CPU, but somehow these people still have computers. They must all be running Sony PS3s, because Motorolla, IBM, Intel, and AMD are all American companys, meaning no modern CPU can be sold to Cuba. How does Cuba get modern american computers, but not modern american cars?
>_> Cuban National Operating System.
"CNOS...the new DOS!"
Ha, what a great line. That'll be a new ad for it, mark my words.
Then I can sue them.
The only thing good coming out of Cuba are cigars and even they are not worth the hassle anymore.
I would really like to know where their processors are coming from. They are getting rid of "American OS" but they will be running Linux, powered by Intel! Too funny.
The main problem for Cuba is that Windows is closed-source and they are paranoid about CIA back-doors. Mandating a particular OS for government is not all that outrageous but doing so for the whole country is a bad idea. There are other open-source alternatives like BSD and Solaris.
Americans use Windows, therefore Windows is evil. However, what the Cubans fail to realize is that Americans also eat, sleep, and live. By Cuba's logic, all Cuban people should stop eating, sleeping, and living, because it is most definitly American.
Especially eating. We Americans love eating!
"The free software movement is closer to the ideology of the Cuban people, above all for the independence and sovereignty." -Hector Rodriguez
oh...yea...you all are clearly free and all about independence. That must be why so many Cubans paddle small, crappy rafts, 90 miles across the ocean to come chill with your sworn enemies. Idiot.
"The free software movement is closer to the ideology of the Cuban people, above all for the independence and sovereignty." -Hector Rodriguez
BUT THEY HAVE TO USE IT !!!!! **Cough** Communist
This is the only thing Cuba has done under Communism that I have liked. I doubt "Nova" will be any good, but it can't be worse than Windows.
falchard :
">_> Linux is also a US created OS. What they should do is make their own operating system so the world can laugh at the Cuban National Operating System. Unless its good then we can all steal it."
the original linux was designed in finland. the present linux is desinged all over the world
The Nuke comment was out of line. People actually live there in Cuba. Real people, good people.
Cuba who? Can't we just accidentially nuke them, make it an accident or something, who would complain?
Idiot
"I doubt "Nova" will be any good, but it can't be worse than Windows."
again the Windows' basher. seriously, windows only get so damn much complains because it does so damn much on so damn many (hereafter SDM) different machines running SDM softwares across SDM different hardwares used by SDM people across SDM intelligent levels.... whew
that said, of course there will be a lot of problems and could use improvements, but let's see someone else do better
Ok so how good is Linux will it ever be as good or better then windows
I dont know that much about Linux and Windows 7 is comeing out soon
Is it a good Gamers OS and if it is worth a try what version woud be the better one
Gazz
Overall I like SUSE Linux as my OS of choice. It's not perfect, but no OS is in my opinion. I still have to stick with windows for the games ^_^. It's funny that right now my most stable install is XP and it's what I use to backup and restore my Linux and Vista partitions.
well, no windows, that will set them back ....EVEN FURTHER!
people always complaining about windows and bugs: they tried writing an open source os, IT FAILED.
"We are trying to add confusion as a new tactic to alienate our people. Hopefully when all is said and done that not a single citizen will even want to use a computer. That should ensure that our reign will continue until the next revolution."
What happens when they want to play a video game?
I think this is a really cool thing for a government to do, in light of the goals that castro puts forward. As an american, i am against anything restricting freedoms of the people; this could be interpreted as disliking banning an OS or as hating the lack of freedom and flexibility that Windows offers. I personally feel that people should be allowed to choose their OS, but migrating the government over to Open Source goes so perfectly with socialist ideals that I cant help but get a huge grin when I think about it. I read that venezuela is doing the same thing; Viva la revolucion!