It is generally accepted that open source software (that is, free software products that are publicly available, developed by the programming community) has at least one advantage - it is free. In reality this is not the case. You will still have to pay to use Linux, and it is not a fact that it will be cheaper than paying for Windows. Our correspondent talked about the features of an alternative Windows operating system with Inna KUZNETSOVA, IBM's director of Linux strategy.

The Serbian government believes the word of Igor Sechin The official delegation of the Serbian government yesterday agreed on a deadline for signing a purchase and sale agreement for a controlling stake in the oil refining monopolist NIS Gazprom Neft.

KD Avia cannot fly without government support KD Avia executive director Leonid Itskov said yesterday that the air carrier will cease its operations on November 28 if it does not receive emergency financial injections from the state. In response to this call for help, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) promised assistance not to the airline, but to its customers.

Musica Viva celebrated its 30th anniversary with Bach and Handel Thirty years is a fairly respectable period of time and quite sufficient for not only to have regalia, but also to develop stamps and begin to be proud of oneself. But the chamber orchestra Musica Viva by Alexander Rudin avoids this stereotype.

German Gref considers the outflow of deposits from Sberbank insignificant In October, citizens withdrew more funds from Sberbank than a month earlier from all Russian credit institutions. From the largest domestic bank, depositors withdrew 95.1 billion rubles, that is, 3.2% of the total amount of funds on deposits. Sberbank President German Gref considers this outflow of deposits to be insignificant and claims that in November citizens again began to bring money to the bank.

The prosecutor's office challenged the judge presiding over the Politkovskaya case A new scandal broke out yesterday in the Moscow District Military Court (MOVS), where the case of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya is being considered. The state prosecutor challenged the presiding judge at the trial, Evgeniy Zubov, due to his bias in considering the case. This happened only at the third meeting, at which Mr.

Finally, a school computer has appeared in Russia In mid-November in Russia, simultaneously with the European Union countries, Switzerland and Turkey, retail sales of OLPC XO netbooks began at a fixed price of $399. These computers were specially designed for teaching children. Last summer, the Dutch charitable foundation Making Miles for Millennium donated a batch of 50 OLPC XO netbooks to the Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University for a children's summer camp.

Child care cannot be paid for twice Is it necessary to pay temporary disability benefits to the father if he takes care of the baby while the mother is sick? This quite everyday issue was discussed yesterday in St. Petersburg by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. I appealed to the highest authority, the Avtozavodsky District Court of Tolyatti. Local Themis herself could not answer the question posed to her by electronics engineer of AvtoVAZ OJSC Mikhail Ermolov.

Partners in the Great Three are now rivals The central match of the next day of the Continental Hockey League took place in Moscow. Probably, there was no great sporting interest in the game between the CSKA and Sibir teams. The guests are trying their best to get into the playoffs, and the army coaches admit that they have already begun to form a combat-ready squad for the knockout matches. It was interesting to watch the head coaches Vyacheslav Bykov and Andrey Khomutov in this meeting.

Ex-Siemens manager received four years probation The scandal surrounding the German concern Siemens, which has been ongoing over the past few years, has entered the stage of trials and sentencing. Yesterday, the regional court in Nuremberg found the former chief of Siemens central board Johannes Feldmeier guilty , sentencing him to two years in prison, which was commuted to four years of probation. In addition, the ex-manager of Siemens will have to pay a fine of 228.8 thousand euros.

Another cyclone is approaching our borders from the southwest. Powerful air currents give the cyclone significant acceleration. With it will come bad weather, which will spread to almost the entire European territory of Russia. But you can’t expect cold weather from it - the air temperature is more likely to be above zero, which means precipitation will mainly be in the form of sleet, or even rain.

The Central Election Commission talked to young people about “some kind of democracy” The Central Election Commission intends to more actively attract the younger generation to participate in the electoral process.

Zherdev crossed the line of two hundred points Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Rangers" -- "Phoenix" -- 4:1 -- Zherdev "R" (0+3), Lisin "F" (1+0) , "Philadelphia" -- "Dallas" -- 4:3, " Florida" - "Carolina" - 3:2 - - Samsonov "K" (0+2) , "Montreal" - "Islanders" - 3:4 B - Kovalev "M" (0+1) , “Minnesota” – “Washington” – 4:3 – Ovechkin “B” (1+0) , “Anaheim” – “Colorado” – 4:1, “Vancouver” – “Detroit” – 3 :2 OT - - Datsyuk “D” (1+0). Last day, seven matches were played in the NHL.

An attempt was made on the head of the regional court in Samara In Samara yesterday, an attempt was made on the life of the chairman of the Samara regional court, Lyubov Drozdova. In the morning, when she was heading to work, an unknown person fired a single, but effective shot at her. Seriously wounded in the abdomen, Mr. Drozdova was taken to the hospital, and until the evening doctors continued to fight for her life.

The Prosecutor General's Office sent to court 148 volumes of the latest criminal case of the disgraced oligarch The Prosecutor General's Office announced yesterday that it was sending another criminal case against Boris Berezovsky to court. It is about the most “ancient” story in the rich criminal biography of the disgraced oligarch - the theft of a large consignment of cars from AvtoVAZ back in 1994-1995.