Canaima (operating system)

<p>Canaima GNU/Linux is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a> that is based on the architecture of <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a>. It was created as a solution to cover the needs of the <a href="/facts/Venezuelan_Government/d2uQ2uCo">Venezuelan Government</a> as a response to presidential decree 3,390 that prioritizes the use of free and open source technologies in the public administration. On 14 March 2011, Canaima was officially established as the default operating system for the Venezuelan public administration.
</p><p>The operating system has gained a strong foothold and is one of the most used <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> distributions in Venezuela, largely because of its incorporation in public schools. It is being used in large scale projects as "Canaima Educativo", a project aimed at providing school children with a basic laptop computer with educational software nicknamed Magallanes. Use of Canaima has been presented on international congresses about the use of open standards, Despite being a young development, it has been used on the <a href="/facts/FLISOL/eus5egI3">Festival Latinoamericano de Instalación de Software Libre</a> (FLISOL).
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Canaima (operating system)