Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Cuba Launches Own Linux Variation

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-people's-OS dept.

willclem writes "According to Reuters, it seems that Cuba has launched its own variation of Linux in order to fulfill its government's desire to replace Microsoft operating systems. 'Getting greater control over the informatic process is an important issue,' said Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes, who heads a commission pushing Cuba's migration to free software."

3 of 494 comments (clear)

  1. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    cuba libre!

  2. Re:Tux cant handle the Cuban heat. by nawcom · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Somehow I have a hard time picturing penguins in Cuba.

    Unfortunately you fail, for not all penguins live life on a frozen continent.

  3. Re:How did microsoft get around the embargo? by scottrocket · · Score: -1, Redundant
    "Not very long ago, Cuba targeted the United States with armed nuclear missiles. The people who have been in power in the United States since that time, still carry quite a grudge over that incident. It is of course open to debate, but the status quo most certainly does hold Cuba as a very serious threat."

    Let's not forget Red Dawn! Meh-seemed plausible at the time.