Nova Baire is based on Linux variant Gentoo
February 12, 2009 (Computerworld) Cuba released its own distribution of the free Linux operating system this week, as the communist island seeks to wean its citizens and institutions from what it says is insecure, capitalist-produced Microsoft Corp. software, according to a report.
The Reuters news service reported Wednesday that the new version is called Nova, and was introduced at a technical conference in Havana.
Based on a Linux variant called Gentoo that is popular with highly technical users, Nova has been in development since 2007, according to the Associated Press, after Free Software guru Richard Stallman visited the island and persuaded government officials to move off Windows.
Microsoft software, such as Windows, is widely used in Cuba, though much of it is pirated, according to Reuters.
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