First school open source software packages handed over to teachers
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| First distributives developed on the basis of Linux OS within the program to
| equip Russian schools with the open source software have been handed over to
| the informatics teachers in the Perm Region. The developers are sure their
| product will not only protect teachers from copyright advocates but might
| result in the technical literacy of pupils to improve.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2008/01/15/283177
Make no mistake. *Intel* and Microsoft have already joined forces and they plan
to corrupt politicians in order to stop this. That was in the news a while
back.
Let Intel suffer with the thought that people can *USE* older PCs rather than
burning the environment.
Intel shares slump after disappointing report
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| Shares of Intel Corp. plunged more than 12% early Wednesday after the
| blue-chip tech giant issued a disappointing outlook and reported
| fourth-quarter results that came up shy of expectations.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/intel-shares-slump-disappointing-results/story.aspx?guid=%7B34A15236%2D39E7%2D4E97%2D8584%2DEBC6D7DDE340%7D&siteid=yhoof
http://tinyurl.com/39wpwe
Related:
ALT Linux 4.0 - An alternative to Ferora/Mandriva/Suse
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| I'm very pleased with the overall stability of ALT linux. As there are no
| major issues either with the installation or afterwards, I would recommend
| this distribution as an alternative to the rpm based distributions such as
| Mandriva,Fedora or SUSE.
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http://planetoss.com/detail.php?id=4
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
ALT Linux 4.0 "Personal Desktop"
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| The ALT Linux development team has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.0
| Personal Desktop edition, a Russian desktop Linux distribution. ALT Linux 4.0
| Personal Desktop is designed for home and office use, providing the user with
| a convenient environment for undertaking common computing tasks.
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070903#released
2010: Russia's open software market to grow 4-fold
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| Analysts note that Linux vendors are traditionally present on the mobile
| device market. According to forecasts the OS might become the leader in
| the segment accounting for 40% of it by 2010. ?Currently the share of
| mobile devices with Linux OS is not big in Russia as compared to other
| countries, such as China, for instance. However, the producer's policy,
| Nokia in particular testifies to the fact the situation is changing
| for the better", Ms. Karaeva concluded.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/05/15/249978
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