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Naravno, nije u pitanju ruski Windows, već ruski Linux - evo originalne vesti:Ruska verzija "Vindouza" mogla bi da počne da radi tokom 2012. godine, izjavio je federalni ministar za komunikacije i veze Igor Ščegoljev.
On je rekao, prilikom susreta i razgovora sa domaćim programerima, da će tu platformu u početku koristiti samo zaposleni u državnim slžbama.
Očekuje se da cena, po kojoj će korisnici moći da "skidaju" programska rešenja na ruskoj veziji "Vindouza", neće biti velika i da će deo tog novca biti direktno usmeravan programerima.
To bi, prema rečima Ščegoljeva, trebalo znatno da skrati lanac od razrade do uvodjanja i ubrzanog razvoja novih informativnih tehnologija u Rusiji.
U Rusiji se, inače, o stvaranju nacionalnog operativnog sistema govori već nekoliko godina, a do sada je osnovan IT holding "Sirijus" u čiji sastav je ušlo i novo preduzeće koje će konkretno voditi sve poslove usmerene na stvaranje nacionalne programske platforme.
Russian operating system to be launched in 2012
On Monday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was briefed on the development of a national operating system, which could be launched in 2012. Experts say it will have a number of advantages over Microsoft Windows.
Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Russian Technologies, a non-profit non-governmental organization, due to help fuel future technological breakthroughs in Russia, told Medvedev that the new operating system would be based on the traditional open source project Linux and developed in Samara, Veliky Novgorod and Tula.
The IT holding company Sirius, comprising a new free software developer responsible for creating a modern operating system, has already been established.
Medvedev explained that the development of a Russian operating system was largely motivated by national security considerations.
"Copyright holders often fail to receive codes together with some products of major software manufacturers. It is therefore impossible to adjust systems if problems arise. Speaking of more sophisticated systems, including defense systems, this is simply unsafe," Medvedev said.
The Russian operating system will be developed in 2011. The system will be 90% based on Linux because Russia lacks human resources, experience and potential for creating such a system from scratch. The funding for the entire program will annually total an estimated ten billion rubles ($325 million).
The operating system will first be used at ministries and state departments.
IT-sector analysts fully support the creation of a national operating system. Alexei Smirnov, CEO of operating systems manufacturer Alt Linux, explained that it would be cheaper to use than Windows.
"Legalization requires substantial expenses for license purchasing. It took 2.7 billion rubles ($88 million) to buy three-year licenses for schools. The price of licenses for municipal entities and state agencies is colossal. That's why it would be more prudent to use free software," Smirnov said.
The future operating system will have a number of advantages over Windows. "First, this open system facilitates audit checks. Second, this multi-task software is safe and reliable. Notably, it is more resistant to virus attacks. And, third, the system requires no license deductions," Smirnov noted.
Kommersant