Russia and Cuba intend to bow out with Microsoft

Russian and Cuban senior officials agreed to mutually desire to work in information technology and to abandon the products Microsoft.

Chapter Minkomsvyazi Russia Igor Shchyogolev and Minister of Informatics and Communications Ramiro Valdes Menendez of Cuba in Havana have signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in the field of information and communication technology and innovation.

Refusal to use Microsoft software due to the desire of both countries to introduce in government and fiscal institutions so-called free software. By the way, Cuba has said previously that intends to abandon the software, published by the American giant, and transplanted all civil servants for computers with Linux. Thus power island nation expressed its solidarity with Venezuela. Similar strategies have IT-China, Brazil and Norway.

Earlier in Cuba was announced Nova project to develop its own version of Linux-based distribution Gentoo. Over Labor about a thousand local university information technology. The projected project manager, Nova will be fully ready for use after three years.