__/ [ John A. Bailo ] on Saturday 06 January 2007 14:28 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Dreamlinux Multimedia Edition 2.2 -- Things just keep getting better in
>> Brazil
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> http://www.brazilian-bikinis.net/2007.htm
>
> Tell me about it...
Even Ronaldo's ex was romping on the beach to mark the event. And Gootube was
their to show its support for Open Source... *ahem* software,
Notice the fact that while the governent does not approve the video of the
video of the supermodel, it /is/ in fact involved in the above Linux
migration. Also see:
E-Voting Raises New Questions in Brazil
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| Some Brazilians are lobbying the tribunal to switch from Windows CE to
| an open-source operating system for the voting machines, since Microsoft
| Corp., citing trade secrecy, won't allow independent audits to make
| sure malicious programmers haven't inserted commands to "flip" votes
| from one candidate to another.
|
| [...]
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| Fontoura confirmed that Brazil is considering a move away from
| crosoft's proprietary code -- "We are studying the possibility of using an
| open-source program like Linux in future elections. This would make the
| entire process much more transparent and far less expensive," he said.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060929/brazil_electronic_voting.html?.v=2
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