Putin Orders Russian Move to GNU/Linux

[danmand]

27 December 2010
Putin Orders Russian Move to GNU/Linux

This looks huge:


Глава правительства Владимир Путин подписал план перехода властных структур и федеральных бюджетников на свободное ПО. Согласно документу, внедрение Linux во власти должно начаться во II квартале 2012 г.

Сегодня стало известно, что премьер-министр Владимир Путин подписал документ, в котором описан график перехода властных структур на свободное ПО (СПО).

Документ называется «План перехода федеральных органов власти и федеральных бюджетных учреждений на использование свободного программного обеспечения» и освещает период с 2011 до 2015 г.

[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).

The document is called a "transition plan of the federal authorities and federal budgetary institutions on the use of free software, and covers the period from 2011 to 2015.]

The key document with that timetable (in Russian) is here; Google's translation of the salient part:

1. Approve the attached plan for the transition of federal executive bodies and agencies of the federal budget for the use of free software for 2011 - 2015 years.

2.Federal executive agencies to implement activities in accordance with the plan approved by this Order, within the established government of the Russian Federation, limiting the size of their staff and budget allocations provided to them in the federal budget execution authority to the specified area of activity.

Prime Minister

The Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

The fact that Putin has signed the order for this project could be critical: there have been several previous plans for moving parts of the Russian government to using free software, notably in the educational sector, but in practice they have mostly failed to materialise because there has been insufficient political weight behind them. But if Putin says: "make it so", I suspect that a lot of people will jump pretty fast to make sure that it *is* so. And once that happens, other plans to roll out free software might well suddenly look rather more attractive.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Wonder if that recent debacle Iran had using Windows had something to do with this decision?

 

[Berlin]

The fact that Putin has signed the order for this project could be critical: there have been several previous plans for moving parts of the Russian government to using free software, notably in the educational sector, but in practice they have mostly failed to materialise because there has been insufficient political weight behind them.

But if Putin says: "make it so", I suspect that a lot of people will jump pretty fast to make sure that it *is* so. And once that happens, other plans to roll out free software might well suddenly look rather more attractive.

Now that the Motherland endorses it ... Fuck, I hope that doesn't mean there will be new Linux virus/malware surfacing.

And even worse, imagine seeing Putin's homoreotic propaganda pics portraying him as a Linux guru , posing beside his puter



... topless




...with his man boobs....

 

[WoodPeckr]

Now that the Motherland endorses it ... Fuck, I hope that doesn't mean there will be new Linux virus/malware surfacing.

The move in this direction by Russia probably has more to do with seeking a more secure OS. After all many US Government departments, namely the IRS has been using Unix/GNU/Linux for years already.

 

[Berlin]

The move in this direction by Russia probably has more to do with seeking a more secure OS..

Indeed, and goes without saying. But as some Asian saying goes : larger trees attract more wind. I only hope Linux will remain as secure as before as the user base grows , and in this case, add more Russian comrades .

 

[danmand]

The move in this direction by Russia probably has more to do with seeking a more secure OS. After all many US Government departments, namely the IRS has been using Unix/GNU/Linux for years already.

Didn't the german government go Linux many years ago?

 

[b1icaj27]

Something tells me it has more to do with Putin wanting to be able to snoop on every government PC. My bet is that the version of the Linux kernal they roll out will have a backdoor.

 

[nottyboi]

I think it makes perfect sense for governments to develop and maintain their own Linux based release for core functions. They are large enough to attain the economies of scale required.

 

[jazzyman]

China made the move to Linux a few years ago.

 

[xix]

Wonder if that recent debacle Iran had using Windows had something to do with this decision?

Do you have a link to do this?

or what happen?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Do you have a link to do this?

Here's a link:
www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Stuxnet-...c-on-More-Information-Systems-in-2011-373179/

That recent Stuxnet worm was believed responsible for attacking Iranian computers running Windows.

 

[larry]

Politicians deciding o/s? How can that be good?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Well Putin is a bit more than a politician. Don't forget he used to run KGB so probably has some experience in this area.

 

[enyaw]

plus upkeep and such is a fraction of the cost of paying microshaft. And very scalable os. Merry belated xmas woody. Glad your still providing input on anything linux. The pros out way the cons.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Glad your still providing input on anything linux. The pros out way the cons.

Indeed!
You see this the more you use Linux....