Ryska staten raidar oppositionen om olicensierad programvara

published Nov 14, 2007 11:09   by admin ( last modified Nov 14, 2007 11:09 )
Misstänkt många organisationer som tillhör oppositionen i Ryssland får sina datorer beslagtagna för att de påstås innehålla olicensierad programvara.

Man kan väl gissa att oppositionen snabbt byter till Open Source. De finns ju också Open Source-layoutverktyg för den tidning som stängts.

In multiple police raids against such groups, authorities are ostensibly targeting the alleged use of counterfeit software. Western governments and companies have long urged action against the widespread piracy in Russia. "Our law enforcement finally realized that computers are very important tools for their opponents, and they have decided to take away these tools by doing something close to the West's agenda," said Vladimir Pribylovsky, head of the Panorama research institute in Moscow. "I suppose you could say it's very clever."


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