Russian OS to be installed in every school

Russian OS to be installed in every school

RussianOS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009.Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate theapplied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister ofCommunication stated at a press conference. Experts and marketparticipants consider the terms within which software is to bedeveloped quite reasonable. According to Mr. Reiman, that mightsignificantly reduce Russian dependence on foreign software.

Leonid Reiman,RF acting Minister of Communication states Russian OS and applicationprogram package development is of vital importance, as that mightsignificantly reduce dependence of Russia on foreign software. “In 2008Russian software is to be tested in three pilot regions, i.e. Tomskregion, Perm Regions and Republic of Tatarstan. While by 2009 domesticsoftware is to be installed on every school computer”, - Leonid Reimansays.

The Ministry of Communication Press Service explains theMinistry plans to install Russian OS and alternative program package inevery Russian school. The dates to carry out tenders for OS developmenthave not been announced yet, but the tenders are to be held in the nearfuture, the Ministry of Communication informs.

The Ministry of Communication tells CNews application softwarepackage development is to be carried out at the expense of both portingthe existing products to local platforms, and developing new or workingoff the existing open-source application programs. The main aim of thegiven work is to reduce dependence on foreign commercial software andprovide education institutions with the possibility to choose whetherto pay for commercial items or to use the software, provided by thegovernment.

Experts and market participants believe the terms stated by theMinistry of Communication are quite real. “Software distributives,developed on the basis of Linux and tested within 2007-2008 mightactually be installed in schools by 2009 end”, - Sergey Shalmanov,CNews Analytics Analyst believes. Besides, he notes “the historicallyexisting model to use software in education in Russia is sure to fail.It has already lost some of its advantages because of widely spreadillegal practically free Miscrosoft software. The existing practice toinstall Windows software on school computers is not profitable botheconomically, because of discounts for client license, andstrategically as it initially ties a young user to the platform andproducts of one company, although very popular and convenient in operation”.

Russian pupils are to use domestic open source OS in 2009

Alexey Smirnov, Director General of the Company ALTLinux whichhas already announced its desire to put in a bid for the tender todevelop alternative software package considers the given termsreasonable. “The question is not to start working from the ground, asOS is to be designed on the basis of the already existing developments,that is why the developers are simply to adjust the given OS to schoolconditions. Thus, the given work might be finished by the end of theyear. Consequently, in 2008 the developed product is to be tested, therevealed shortcomings are to be eliminated. So in 2009 it might belaunched into mass production”. As for the application software packageit might be developed, according to Mr. Smirnoff, either on the basisof the already existing open source products, or Russian developersmight port their products to new platforms.

Alexey Novodvorsky, ALTLinux Deputy Director General confirmsthe terms are real, noting they are rather tense as to install theopen-source software in schools “it is not enough to develop thesoftware, or to install and support it. A national infrastructure fordevelopment, overall support and information is to be created.Cooperation with the central and regional authorities, educationinstitutions is of vital importance. And, finally, the open-sourcesoftware community is to be supported”. Finally, Mr. Novodvorsky states“we have all the necessary compounds to achieve success, but they areto be expanded”.

It should be noted in July, 2007 Dmitry Medvedev,the first Deputy of the RF Head of Government approved of the Ministryof Communication initiative to develop the domestic software packagefor education institutions, based on the open-source software. TheRussian Linux OS software developers have already formed an alliance tojointly participate in tenders to supply schools with open-sourcesoftware.

Russian OS 将被安装到俄每一所学校

9月 14日, 2007, 星期五 1:44 PM 莫斯科

到2009年，Russian OS 将被安装到每一台学校电脑上。此外，每一位小学都有机会操作由俄罗斯自产的应用软件，俄现任信息技术和通信部长，Leonid Reiman，在一次公开会议上表示。专家和市场参与者认为包含将被开发的软件的这个项目非常合理。根据 Reiman 先生的说法，那会显著的减少俄罗斯对外国软件的依赖。

Leonid Reiman,俄罗斯现任信息技术和通信部长，表示 Russian OS和应用程序包的开发有很大重要性，因为那会显著减少俄罗斯对外国软件的依赖。“2008年，俄罗斯软件将会在试点地区投入测试，也就是Tomsk地区, Perm 地区和 Republic of Tatarstan。当到了2009年，国产软件将会安装到每一台学校电脑上。”－－LeonidReiman 说。

信息技术和通信部新闻机构解释说部门计划在俄所有学校安装 Russian OS和可选程序包。系统开发的投标日期还没有通知，但是投标会在不久的将来举行，信息技术和通信部报导。

信息技术和通信部告诉 CNews，应用软件包的开发将同时在导入现有产品到本地平台，和开发新产品或完成现有开源应用程序两种情况下进行。指定工作的目的是，减少对外国商业软件的依赖和为教育机构提供选择是否为商业项目付钱或是使用政府提供的软件的可能性。

专家和市场参与者相信信息技术和通信部的表述是真实的。“软件分配，开发在 Linux 的基础上进行，在2007－2008年间测试，可以在2009年底安装到学校里去“，－－ Sergey Shalmanov，CNenws分析处分析家相信。他指出“俄罗斯以前存在的使用软件的模式必然会失败。因为非法常用免费微软软件的广泛传播，它几乎丧失了它的优势。学校电脑现有的安装微软软件的现实，在经济上，因为客户许可证书的折扣，和战略上都没有利益，因为它从一开始就把年轻用户捆绑到一个公司的平台和产品上，虽然它很流行和易于操作”。

俄罗斯小学生将会在2009年使用国产开源操作系统

Alexey Smirnov, ALTLinux公司董事长已经表示了他想加入开发备选软件包开发计划投标叫价的欲望，考虑到签订项目的合理性。“问题是我们不用从基础开始工作，因为将要设计的系统基于已经存在的开发之中，开发者只要简单的调整现有的操作系统以适应学校的情况。因此，指定工作可以在年尾完成。从而，在2008年，开发产品可以进行测试，显露的问题会被排除。所以在2009年它可以投入大批量生产”。至于将要开发的应用软件包，据 Smirnoff先生说，要么是以已经存在的开源产品为基础，要么俄罗斯开发将者将导入现有产品到本地平台。

Alexey Novodvorsky, ALTLinux副董事长证实了这个项目是真的，没有其他什么事使他们更紧张了，因为把开源软件安装到学校“开发软件，或者安装和支持它还不够。一个全国性的发展基础设施，全面的支持和信息将被创造。和中央和地方当局合作，教育机构是非常重要的。最后，开源软件社区将得到支持”。Novodvorsky表示“我们有达到成功的所有必需化合物，但是它们还需要发展”。

值得注意的是，在2007年7月，俄罗斯政府首脑第一副长批准了信息技术和通信部为教育机构在开源软件基础上开发国产软件包的提案。Russian Linux OS 软件开发者已经组织了一个联盟，参与为学校提供开源软件的投标。