Cuba bets on open-source software.(CUBA)

0 Comments | Caribbean Update, July, 2009

In an attempt to reach technological independence Cuba has placed its bets on open-source software, evidenced at the presentation of the Nova Operating System 2.0 during the 2009 Intl Convention of Informatics, reports ACN (June 10, 2009). This application, based on the GNU/Linux open-source software, allows users to do their office work, play music and video files as well as web browsing among other features.

improved before its release. The Cuban Technology Producer and Exporter Corp. (COPEXTEL) announced that all computers that enter the country will use this Cuban OS. The suspension of IM services by Microsoft to Cuba and other countries, and the ban on Google Wave for Cubans are some examples of the growing need for it to develop its own digital products.