Putin Orders Russian Move to GNU/Linux

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GM
Glyn Mody
Dec 28, 2010

“[Via Google Translate: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a
plan for transition of power structures and the federal budget [to]
free software. According to the document, the introduction of Linux
in government should begin in II quarter 2012.

“Today it became known that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed
a document which describes the timetable for the transition of
power structures on free software (OSS).”


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Glyn Mody

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