It's nice to see that some world leaders actually have a vision that rises above the corporate mediocrity that grips our country! Government should reflect the will of the people, not the will of corporate leaders. The first step to make this a reality is to severe the financial ties between government and corporations! Whereas we see our country becoming more fascist, we see meaningful democracy on the rise in Russia.
If Google translate is to be trusted, a Russian publication has claimed that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed an order to transition the technological “power structures and the federal budget to free software” starting in the second quarter of 2012.
The 17-page document, “Transition Plan of the Federal Authorities and Federal Budgetary Institutions to Free Software,” covers the period from 2011 to 2015.
LINK: http://www.techi.com/2010/12/putin-loves-linux-orders-government-transition-to-open-source/