I love this whole Russian Linux thing: Armada. It is about not relying too much on software that is produced in one country. It is also about Russia getting the G7 nations and certain corporations to lay off harping about IP. The incident in Perm was not at Microsoft's insistence, but the government can say that they are "doing" something about piracy.
It may also have to do with putting a little Russian soul into the OS and building national pride?
When Verisign was vetting our application for a certificate, we had to jump through a fair number of hoops. This is partly because the phone company has for years had the wrong info on file for our organization, and partly because we changed our name.
But we didn't just pay them $300 and they didn't just hand out the certificate. If you have a D&B number, and you can show that you have business relationships with known companies (i.e. banks, utilities) then you can probably get a certificate from a major CA. without a hassle.
(The threshold for the $15 personal use certificate is completely different. You just need an e-mail address and a credit card.)
For those whose Russian is a little rusty, the link to livejournal is filled with posts from school administrators and others asking how to install various distros. The incentive to switch is enormous.
One comment is titled --
" "
"Dropping Microsoft at the Perm Technical University", and links to an blog about
PTU's migration effort (in Russian)
But here's something to think about: Russian prosecutors could have picked virtually any organization to charge with software piracy. Is this perhaps an attempt to promote less dependence on Washington (State?) by picking on schools (typically cashless) and scaring them away from Microsoft? I've heard that Microsoft reps say that MS is in no way linked the prosecution of Ponosov. Does Microsoft's dominance represent a strategic weakness for Russia? Will there be a new M$ killer rising out of Novosibirsk?
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Is it just a coincidence, or is IBM displaying a new confidence now that the whole SCO v.s. Linux adventure is over?
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I love this whole Russian Linux thing: Armada . It is about not relying too much on software that is produced in one country.
It is also about Russia getting the G7 nations and certain corporations to lay off harping about IP. The incident in Perm was not at Microsoft's insistence, but the government can say that they are "doing" something about piracy.
It may also have to do with putting a little Russian soul into the OS and building national pride?
Well played! Da Zdravstvuyet Russkij Linux!
640K will be enough memory to hold all that, right?
When Verisign was vetting our application for a certificate, we had to jump through a fair number of hoops. This is partly because the phone company has for years had the wrong info on file for our organization, and partly because we changed our name.
But we didn't just pay them $300 and they didn't just hand out the certificate. If you have a D&B number, and you can show that you have business relationships with known companies (i.e. banks, utilities) then you can probably get a certificate from a major CA. without a hassle.
(The threshold for the $15 personal use certificate is completely different. You just need an e-mail address and a credit card.)
For those whose Russian is a little rusty, the link to livejournal is filled with posts from school administrators and others asking how to install various distros. The incentive to switch is enormous. One comment is titled -- " " "Dropping Microsoft at the Perm Technical University", and links to an blog about PTU's migration effort (in Russian) But here's something to think about: Russian prosecutors could have picked virtually any organization to charge with software piracy. Is this perhaps an attempt to promote less dependence on Washington (State?) by picking on schools (typically cashless) and scaring them away from Microsoft? I've heard that Microsoft reps say that MS is in no way linked the prosecution of Ponosov. Does Microsoft's dominance represent a strategic weakness for Russia? Will there be a new M$ killer rising out of Novosibirsk?