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On 28/12/10 17:22, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Tue, 28 Dec 2010, Paul Sutton wrote: > >> hI >> >> Just found this more by accident while looking at news sites >> >> http://mashable.com/2010/12/27/vladimir-putin-free-software-by-2015/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mashable%2Fyahoo+%28Mashable+Top+Stories+-+Yahoo+News%29 >> >> >> Last bit is interesting, schools have been using free software for a >> few years, if they want to use proprietary software they have to pay >> for it out of their own pockets > > It hit /. earlier too: > > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/12/27/2025258 > > and they link to: > > > http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2010/12/putin-orders-russian-move-to-gnulinux.html > > > In soviet russia, 2012 is the year of the linux desktop... > > (Looks like they have a 3-year transition plan) > > Hmmm.. I studied Russian in school for a year, maybe I ought to brush up > on it... Nah... Or Niet if I recall... > > Gordon > Sounds like a good thing then, it could cause quite a stir and really does show how far behind we are in the UK. Paul -- Paul Sutton Cert SLPS (Open) http://www.zleap.net 17th September 2011 - Software freedom day -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq