A roundtable discussion on Linux vs. Windows: who will win in Russia? ".
It is clear that this topic is relevant, especially in the light of the indicative spanking of the teacher Ponosov.
It is curious that advice was given on how to avoid it, including a complete migration to Linux:
“In order to avoid problems with legislation, the roundtable participants recommend the following procedure:
- conduct an audit of the software installed in the organization, verify that it is on the balance sheet of the organization;
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- in the absence of a license for an office suite, purchase OpenOffice.org 2.1. It can be downloaded freely on the Internet, but in the purchase version there is a paper license that can be presented to regulatory authorities.
By replacing the pirated Microsoft Office with OpenOffice.org, you can more than double the total amount of damage to the copyright holder.
The second (in terms of complexity of implementation and the first in licensed purity) is a complete migration to Linux.
Distributions can be downloaded for free from the Web (a selection of the most popular options can be found at ftp.linuxcenter.ru) or purchase a boxed version of the required distribution.
Included with the boxed distribution is the text of the license agreement, which confirms the legality of using the system. It should be noted that box versions in most cases allow installation on an arbitrary number of workplaces (this may not apply to commercial software included in the box distribution), and the cost of such versions usually varies from 600 to 2000 rubles, and the kit includes Not only OS and office suite, but also a set of software for all occasions.
For fast learning Linux technologies, experts recommend the well-proven free course “Basics of working in Linux”, available at
www.intuit.ru/department/os/baselinuxwork . Despite the fact that distributions, on the basis of which educational questions are considered, are not the most recent versions, the course contains all the information that is necessary for confident work in the Linux environment. ”
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