tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post5999705890582346748..comments2024-03-29T12:55:37.040+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: Russia Dumps Linux for WindowsDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-6278680714669534732014-01-31T14:47:47.703+00:002014-01-31T14:47:47.703+00:00Get rid of that minister.... he's useless. Rus...Get rid of that minister.... he's useless. Russia needs its own IT infrastructure, IT vendors... Because if for whatever reason US will ban sales of hardware or software to Russia, it is finished! We all know that Russia and US clash in many spheres, mainly geopolitical ones and Americans have already proven they will not hesitate to ban technology sales to 'enemies'. T-Platforms was a example... Russian National Software Platform needs to go ahead no matter what... The transition will be painful, hard and lengthy but it needs to be done for the sake of safe future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486788971271753624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-86195746004864924942012-10-07T16:28:11.741+01:002012-10-07T16:28:11.741+01:00Yes, it is!Yes, it is!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-80533181122133715412012-10-05T21:59:12.884+01:002012-10-05T21:59:12.884+01:00Interesting article.
Interesting article.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-63822616253615994082012-09-23T15:47:26.871+01:002012-09-23T15:47:26.871+01:00Well, again, I don't want to get overly involv...Well, again, I don't want to get overly involved with semantics but "officially" isn't always such a relevant descriptor of the untidy synthesis of a largely volunteer community and the possessors of the "means of production" ;) According to Wikipedia, anyway, "ALT Linux Team arose from the merger of IPLabs Linux Team and Linux community of the Institute of Logic, Cognitive Science and Development of Personality.[9] The latter cooperated with Mandrake Linux and SUSE teams to improve localization (specifically Cyrillic), producing a Linux-Mandrake Russian Edition (RE). <------This<br /><br />At some point, Mandrake and Mandrake RE became in fact different distributions and thus the decision was made to create a separate project. The name ALT was coined, which is a recursive acronym meaning "ALT Linux Team"."<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALT_Linux<br /><br />So, rather than parse the meaning of "is", I'll try to clarify that beginning with what is largely the product of "French developers" does not so much make any difference.Rolfhttp://home.mindspring.com/~rolfpedersen2/jobs/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-50705712409095102652012-09-23T15:19:10.671+01:002012-09-23T15:19:10.671+01:00ALT Linux began from group of developers who worke...ALT Linux began from group of developers who worked <i>together</i> with Mandrake and SuSE, but they were never part of either of them officially.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-53738978059489502202012-09-23T15:10:54.469+01:002012-09-23T15:10:54.469+01:00While I can't refute your dark predictions, I ...While I can't refute your dark predictions, I can only hope for the success of of what appears to me to be a productive group of *Russian* developers at ROSA. After all, didn't ALT Linux begin as Mandrake? ;)Rolfhttp://forum.mandriva.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=110295&p=672693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-79219929400330569292012-08-15T14:20:29.881+01:002012-08-15T14:20:29.881+01:00Where does that leave the desktops and laptops ???...Where does that leave the desktops and laptops ??????<br /><br />At *NIX OSes...probably with Android and Mac OS X as exceptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-31065803299352971222012-08-10T09:02:31.390+01:002012-08-10T09:02:31.390+01:008-) LOL!8-) LOL!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-80337956209020537802012-08-10T07:58:12.416+01:002012-08-10T07:58:12.416+01:00First of all, you should distinguish the terms &qu...First of all, you should distinguish the terms "worried" and "worried publicly from the TV screen".<br />Secondly, I see in your post an implication, that Russian official gorvernment can be worried about anything other than or can realize something other than their personal illegal incomes.<br />That seems an uncautious assumption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-30278384901383336662012-08-10T07:53:32.698+01:002012-08-10T07:53:32.698+01:00"Will anyone now be brave enough to list Russ..."Will anyone now be brave enough to list Russia among the countries?"<br /><br />I think, that's enough.<br />OpenRaspil and FreeOtkat are the only national platforms so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-77141134200367940982012-08-08T21:41:57.280+01:002012-08-08T21:41:57.280+01:00It does not matter what is in the core, Mandriva, ...It does not matter what is in the core, Mandriva, Slackware, Debian or RedHat. As long as it is FOSS, it can be legally forked and adjusted for the need of Russian organizations by Russian developers.<br /><br />This is not the case for MS products.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-51217079437267123822012-08-08T20:12:36.907+01:002012-08-08T20:12:36.907+01:00Don't forget, you have back-ports; already com...Don't forget, you have back-ports; already compiled, for Deb Stable.<br /><br />Is scales best.<br /><br />Easy security updates yield the best security.<br /><br />Apt.<br /><br />The look, and desktop manger is nearly unlimited. <br /><br />I recommend Gnome 2, simply set for one task bar, put at the bottom. I like the "Apps - Places - System" button menus.<br /><br />When you start doing all manner, of everything, Deb stable wins. It is the least evil of any other OS. <br /><br />New users should start with Mint, but doing what Mint does, is not a issue for Deb Stable. It's a few apps installed. A few tweaks, and it is better. Mint is tweaked more, and that is good for those who only know Windows. Otherwise, people would never get it. That's choosing "Mate", before logging in, with Mint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-69157651910697907012012-08-08T20:02:19.722+01:002012-08-08T20:02:19.722+01:00Debian Stable is the solution; but corruption is t...Debian Stable is the solution; but corruption is the real problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-78920297079971141692012-08-08T09:36:11.333+01:002012-08-08T09:36:11.333+01:00He graduated from the Economy (Business?) Faculty ...He graduated from the Economy (Business?) Faculty of Kazan State University. He is in IT since 2001. The information is from <a href="http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-68516972312594311612012-08-08T00:21:12.331+01:002012-08-08T00:21:12.331+01:00Thank you for an informative nutshell summary of t...Thank you for an informative nutshell summary of the situation. <br /><br />I am left with only one large question. What are Mr. Nikiforov's technical or other qualifications for evaluating the relative merits of Windows and Linux-- if any? (translating doesn't count).<br /><br />Bernard SwissAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-19708764777872334592012-08-07T22:58:14.714+01:002012-08-07T22:58:14.714+01:00Wait till they get a taste of Windows 8 - that is ...Wait till they get a taste of Windows 8 - that is mostly geared towards the tablet.<br /><br />Where does that leave the desktops and laptops ?????? <br /><br />OUT IN THE COLD !!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-50116043847879423102012-08-07T21:14:35.670+01:002012-08-07T21:14:35.670+01:00New is well forgotten old.New is well forgotten old.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-16393516972089717332012-08-07T21:13:11.121+01:002012-08-07T21:13:11.121+01:00Never. 8-)Never. 8-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-7321149244863903372012-08-07T21:02:52.255+01:002012-08-07T21:02:52.255+01:00Ten years ago I was a big FOSS advocate. But it se...Ten years ago I was a big FOSS advocate. But it seemed that FOSS was getting nowhere. I gave up. I'm glad I went with the leader, Microsoft. It has been a good decision.<br /><br />I decided today to check back in and see how FOSS is doing ten years later. I see nothing has changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-85952577011865505922012-08-07T12:54:31.281+01:002012-08-07T12:54:31.281+01:00I couldn't agree more with this guy. Only a fo...I couldn't agree more with this guy. Only a fool choosing an OS that is controlled by the ex "enemy" as its National platform.Suheimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694513563744054434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-22263179025794588172012-08-07T09:24:00.490+01:002012-08-07T09:24:00.490+01:00@Anonymous: NY construction industry mafia does no...@Anonymous: NY construction industry mafia does not put up a slogan of "National Software Platform." Same for Italy-Greece-Spain-Mexico.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-38001994859195516452012-08-07T09:21:43.113+01:002012-08-07T09:21:43.113+01:00@Anonymous: Russia is not a motherland, but one of...@Anonymous: Russia is not a motherland, but one of the most corrupted countries. Otherwise, you're right, it is far too non-democratic to adopt FOSS principles easily.DarkDuck (m)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-78979516833154887912012-08-07T07:13:30.848+01:002012-08-07T07:13:30.848+01:00Ever been to Italy, Greece, Spain?
You want corrup...Ever been to Italy, Greece, Spain?<br />You want corruption? Mafia runs NY industries like construction,etc and in Canada as well.<br />The US system of govt allows for politicians to be legally bribed by lobbyists, its engrained in the system.<br />Goldman Sach has most policians in its pockets and tentacles that go far and wide... thats crime of the highest level...<br />Feel free to go to Mexico and tell me about corruption there... <br />the list is endless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-17856161384316757032012-08-07T07:13:15.061+01:002012-08-07T07:13:15.061+01:00Interesting article, thanks for sharing.Interesting article, thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684909591161548849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-39820567223976570512012-08-07T05:57:10.423+01:002012-08-07T05:57:10.423+01:00Hilarious.
Russia are worried about the US encirc...Hilarious.<br /><br />Russia are worried about the US encircling them with missiles and then they let Windows on to Government computers?<br />Does Russia not realise that the NSA have backdoors in all versions of Windows?<br />You might as well CC the US Government in on every exchange of data in Russia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com