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Cuba Switching to Linux

Posted by Zonk on from the comrade-tux dept.

Tony Montana writes "According to several news sites the government of Cuba is dumping Windows in favour of Linux. Cuba's director of information technology, Roberto del Puerto, says that Cuba already has approximately 1500 computers running on Linux, and is working towards replacing Windows on all state owned computers."

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  1. Re:Now how about... by rokzy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    USA first.

  2. Re:That's cool... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    To whoever modded the parent "Troll": perhaps you should question where your ideology has taken you when you're modding down a post that disparages human rights groups because you're politically left-wing and therefore would rather associate yourself with a left-wing dictator than anything not explicitly left-wing. You give us all a bad (horrible) name when you put liberal politics ahead of basic human rights.

  3. Re:You all are wrong.. by Bazzalisk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Surely it would only be libertarianism if you horded it in your basement next to your massive collection of guns?

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  4. Re:So had the Soviet Union by gowen · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Having a parliament and a constitution doesn't mean anything unless there is ... rule of law
    Ask an Iraqi.
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  5. Re:Lets start counting by theonetruekeebler · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    When I was at school in Britain, every morning we said a prayer to God...from this side of the pond that looks rather like like "brainwashing starting in kindergarten."

    Did you get candy? Were you refused candy until you prayed to Queen Elizabeth?

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  6. Re:FUC#ING LIAR!!! by Rei · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Oh, and as to your "force will be necessary" comment: exactly how long are you expecting Castro to live? We're not talking about Lazarus Long here :P

    I also note how you simply assume that all Cubans want him gone - not a realistic assumption. It's that same sort of logic that led to the Iraq mess (BTW - Cuba has more people than Iraq, albeit there is less weaponry in the country).

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