Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Government to Switch to Free Software by 2015 (Mashable)
Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Government to Switch to Free Software by 2015 (Mashable)
[Announcements] Posted Dec 28, 2010 22:53 UTC (Tue) by ris
Mashable.com reports
that a government order for federal bodies and agencies to transition to
free software has been signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
"Each point of the document names the specific action that must be
taken, the agency responsible for implementing that order, the time frame
for implementation, and the expected result. For example, one point
instructs Russia's Ministry of Communications to form "the base package of
free software solutions for typical problems of the federal executive
bodies," with the expected result a free package of software that includes
operating systems, drivers and application software for servers.
"
(Thanks to Sven-Thorsten Dietrich)