Comments on: Cuba launches its own Linux distro: Nova

By: Sterling Camden

Sterling Camden — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:32:00 +0000

You're not the first commenter today to leave their sense of humor at home. Relajate, amigo.

By: Sterling Camden

Sterling Camden — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:32:00 +0000

You’re not the first commenter today to leave their sense of humor at home. Relajate, amigo.

By: memet

memet — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:46:00 +0000

The question in the last paragraph is really ridiculous. It is natural that you should not be able to download Nova (at least legally) if you are from USA. There is no difference between this and Fedora's, code.google.com's or SourceForge's embargo to Cuba (and many other countries – btw, I'm not sure if SourceForge is still continues that, but I'm sure they used to block many countries). If you haven't, read GNU/GPL v2.0 or lesser GPL 2 to find why it's this way. An American is not free to distribute any code s/he wants to any person s/he wants. Read the related US laws to see the reasons (I'm not going to find these again one by one now, google them and you'll find).

For those who say Cuba is well-kown for monitoring the activities of citizens online, remember the limited connectivity in Cuba (they must first connest to be monitored, think before posting) and don't forget to refer to Government Request Directed to Google and Youtube before blaming any country (google it, you'll find it)

Answer to another question in the article is already given: Microsoft Windows is free (as in beer) because there is embargo. Because they can't provide it legally, they can't pay for it.

In short, get a mirror.

Plus, I'm sure the author of this article hasn't tried Nova. If he had tried, he would talk about – at least in one paragraph -, about appearance and bugs. His problem (look at his last sentence to understand what I mean by "problem") is politics, not Linux. Nova? Sí, va!

By: memet

memet — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:46:00 +0000

The question in the last paragraph is really ridiculous. It is natural that you should not be able to download Nova (at least legally) if you are from USA. There is no difference between this and Fedora’s, code.google.com’s or SourceForge’s embargo to Cuba (and many other countries – btw, I’m not sure if SourceForge is still continues that, but I’m sure they used to block many countries). If you haven’t, read GNU/GPL v2.0 or lesser GPL 2 to find why it’s this way. An American is not free to distribute any code s/he wants to any person s/he wants. Read the related US laws to see the reasons (I’m not going to find these again one by one now, google them and you’ll find).

For those who say Cuba is well-kown for monitoring the activities of citizens online, remember the limited connectivity in Cuba (they must first connest to be monitored, think before posting) and don’t forget to refer to Government Request Directed to Google and Youtube before blaming any country (google it, you’ll find it)

Answer to another question in the article is already given: Microsoft Windows is free (as in beer) because there is embargo. Because they can’t provide it legally, they can’t pay for it.

In short, get a mirror.

Plus, I’m sure the author of this article hasn’t tried Nova. If he had tried, he would talk about – at least in one paragraph -, about appearance and bugs. His problem (look at his last sentence to understand what I mean by “problem”) is politics, not Linux. Nova? Sí, va!

By: Chip

Chip — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:47:00 +0000

es una broma

By: Chip

Chip — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:47:00 +0000

es una broma

By: gUrroz

gUrroz — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:45:00 +0000

"No va" in Spanish means, literally, "it doesn't go." We agree on that. But "Nova," a single word, is the Latin word for "new." The corresponding Spanish word is "Nuevo" or "Nueva", which means, right, "NEW." No one in a Spanish-speaking country (any Romance-language speaker) would confuse "Nova" with "No va."

By: gUrroz

gUrroz — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:45:00 +0000

“No va” in Spanish means, literally, “it doesn’t go.” We agree on that. But “Nova,” a single word, is the Latin word for “new.” The corresponding Spanish word is “Nuevo” or “Nueva”, which means, right, “NEW.” No one in a Spanish-speaking country (any Romance-language speaker) would confuse “Nova” with “No va.”

By: Sampi

Sampi — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:33:00 +0000

You simply cannot build something that is closed source and based on GPL software at the same time. Cuba can monitor internet activity regardless of the OS.

Weather you are a red blood communist, an imperialist pig or just apolitical I think we should all be happy Linux is becoming more popular and used worldwide.

By: Sampi

Sampi — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:33:00 +0000

You simply cannot build something that is closed source and based on GPL software at the same time. Cuba can monitor internet activity regardless of the OS.
Weather you are a red blood communist, an imperialist pig or just apolitical I think we should all be happy Linux is becoming more popular and used worldwide.

By: Chip

Chip — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:27:00 +0000

That's an interesting question. Makes me wonder whether Cuba will make all of the source to Nova available, because anyone who has all the sources could find and remove any barriers it contains. I believe it's possible under the GPL to distribute the source to the Linux kernel, but keep the rest of the OS sources closed, if they so choose. And who's going to make them abide by the rules of the GPL if they decide to build something completely closed based on Linux?

By: Chip

Chip — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:27:00 +0000

That’s an interesting question. Makes me wonder whether Cuba will make all of the source to Nova available, because anyone who has all the sources could find and remove any barriers it contains. I believe it’s possible under the GPL to distribute the source to the Linux kernel, but keep the rest of the OS sources closed, if they so choose. And who’s going to make them abide by the rules of the GPL if they decide to build something completely closed based on Linux?