Millionaire cosmonaut takes on Microsoft
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| 'Ultimately open source is the platform of the future,' Shuttleworth told
| Reuters. 'It's one of those enormous waves that is taking over everything
| -- like the Internet.'
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| Governments in Brazil, China, Spain, India and Malaysia are already
| using Linux-based systems and Shuttleworth argues free software could
| slash the cost of getting computers into schools, community centres and
| homes in Africa.
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| 'Because open source is free, we can share knowledge much faster,'
| Shuttleworth said. 'If a kid learns to use a program at school she can
| take it and download it at home, show it to her parents and even her
| friends.'
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