DesktopLinux covers the launch of Gentoo-based "Nova," Cuba's new distribution. "Developed by the Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas (UCI), Nova was launched at the recent International Conference on Communication and Technologies, says the story in Reuters. Despite ongoing trade embargoes from the U.S., and what would seem to be a natural fit between open source technology and socialism, Cuba is still primarily a Microsoft Windows-centric country, according to the story. Yet, the government has come to believe that Windows could be a threat because it believes U.S. security agencies have access to Microsoft codes, says the story. Plus, the trade embargoes make it difficult to get legal, supported copies of the software for regular updates, says Reuters."

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