Claude Almansi wrote:
From the Microsoft event at WSIS I (Dec. 2003): MS was clever enough to
let an UNDP delegate say that developing countries should have a choice
between proprietary and free software. Bonnie Bracey and Andy Carvin
were there too: maybe their notes are more precise than mine
Hi Cedar,
As a brazilian, I think it is important for us this change for free software to
save money. But on the other hand, what I see in the brazilian government
policy is a lack of training and support for the workers, teachers od the
public schools to make this transition and use free
Jon maddog Hall wrote:
Finally, as a resident of the small country of New Hampshire, I must say that
we have a lot of out-of-work software people here, and I am tired of sending
my money to the small country of Redmond, Washington. I want to keep it in
New Hampshire, and pay our software people
Yes, Software Libre is really a big deal at the World Social Forum.
Lessig was down there, and inspired this blog entry:
http://www.knowprose.com/node/1257 (refers to his blog here:
http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/002400.shtml ).
I think my girlfriend might actually be one of the translators.
Hi,
I have been going down to Brazil (and other South American Countries) for over
eight years talking about the use of Free and Open Source Software in their
economies.
Especially in Brazil, where the government works with private industry and the
FOSS groups to solve problems, they know that
