Cuba recently launched its own answer to Windows this week, or, in the bigger picture, what the Cubans are calling “US Hegemony.” Nova, the new open source OS being offered by the Cuban government, is being made to boot out US-based Microsoft products.
Cuba joins the list of countries the have dumped Windows in favor of Linux. What are the reasons, well for one they are worried about US spy agencies exploiting backdoors in the code. A well justified fear, especially when Microsoft may be the biggest spy of all.
But perhaps a better reason is
Do you hate pervasive and corrupt corporations that try to run your life?
Do you use Windows?
Cuba joins the list of countries the have dumped Windows in favor of Linux. What are the reasons, well for one they are worried about US spy agencies exploiting backdoors in the code. A well justified fear, especially when Microsoft may be the biggest spy of all.
But perhaps a better reason is
The free software movement is closer to the ideology of the Cuban people, above all for the independence and sovereignty.
Do you hate pervasive and corrupt corporations that try to run your life?
Do you use Windows?
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