Re: Cuba adopts Linux

["Neville A. Cross" <nacross gmail com>]

2009/2/12 María Leandro <tatica fedoraproject org>:
> Hi!
>
> I can say that Cuba is a great provider of ideas for *nix system. They have
> a long time using those OS and making some great ideas happens. The only
> trouble I see is that they can afford a huge pc, so they use things like
> gentoo, DML, puppy and rarely ubuntu (old versions).
>
> I help them a long time. I even sent to them some cd/dvd with digital books,
> tutorials and repos for their issues. I was going to send them some fedora
> media... but I read that they couldn't use it. (please... correcte if I'm
> wrong)
>
> I thinkg that they do a lot with few resources... and have realy great
> ideas; we could get some tips of that.
>
>
>
<snip>

>From technical point of view they may use Fedora with xfce for
computers with few resources. But I think the bigger issue is Cuba as
a embargoed destination. I won't emit any opinion on this matter as it
is a Political issue. Distros based on USA won't send any material to
Cuba.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Export

But I am happy that they are taking steps for FOSS.

Best regards.


-- 
Neville
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v
Linux User # 473217

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