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[News] Brazilian Survey Shows Solid Growth and Presence of Free Software and GNU/Linux

  • Subject: [News] Brazilian Survey Shows Solid Growth and Presence of Free Software and GNU/Linux
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:35:09 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Freelance
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Brazilian Enterprises Embrace Open Source 

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| Linux and related open-source software has gained an increasingly important 
| role among large local corporations in Brazil, according to a recent study. 
| 
| The Instituto Sem Fronteiras, a Brazilan research firm, found that 73 percent 
| of companies with more than a thousand employees are open source users.  
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http://www.crn.com/software/206904491


Last week:

South America warms to Open Source

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| In South American countries, as in most other areas of the world, the 
| government is by far the biggest purchaser of software. Thus the Open Source 
| trend that is now established in the government sector across the continent 
| will doubtless spur Open Source adoption in the private sector.   
| 
| There are a variety of motives for Open Source adoption in play in there, 
| from the reduction in software costs to the desire to provide a "leg-up" to 
| the local software industry. However, the motivation of the Peruvian 
| government is unique in that the Peruvian supporters of the bill see "Open 
| Source" as a citizen's right. The ownership and responsibility for the use of 
| data and software have become a political issue in Peru.     
| 
| This is an idea that is unlikely to go away.
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http://argentinadiscovery.page.tl/South-America-warms-to-Open-Source.htm


Recent:

South American Software Development

,----[ Quote ]
| Who ultimately forced Sun to open-source Java? Was it external pressure, 
| either from Java developers or the open-source community? Or was it internal, 
| perhaps a mandate from CEO Jonathan Schwartz?  
| 
| Answer: None of the above. According to Jonathan himself, it was Brazil.
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http://www.ddj.com/architect/205600791


Related:

Ministry of Education from Brazil is buying 3000 Debian GNU Linux computers

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| The Ministry of Education from Brazil is buying more 3000 Debian GNU / Linux 
| computers , with four multimedia terminals and compatible printers for 
| installing at 3000 rural schools, with 36 months contractual support. This 
| next bidding adds up to the previous 90000 Debian GNU / Linux computers, 
| network and printers.    
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http://times.debian.net/1199


Ministry of Education from Brazil is buying 90,000 Debian GNU Linux computers

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| All computers will be installed at 9000 brazilian schools.
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http://www.techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/mec_buying_90000_debian_computers


EnabledPeople & partners deploys 50,000 Linux desktops in Brazil January 6

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| BitWay Computadores, Imtech Brazil and EnabledPeople launch
| massive deployments of Linux PCs with preinstalled Linux XP
| Desktop software for Brazil goverment program
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http://www.enabledpeople.com/blog/2007/01/06/bitway-imtech-enabledpeople-had-deployed-about-50000-linux-desktops-in-brazil-since-september-2006/
http://tinyurl.com/yfy37p

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