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[News] GNU/Linux Gains Hundreds of Thousands New Users in Uruguay

  • Subject: [News] GNU/Linux Gains Hundreds of Thousands New Users in Uruguay
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:53:17 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay

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| Uruguay has become the first country to provide a 
| laptop for every child attending state primary 
| school.
|
| [...]
|
| The laptops have an open source Linux operating 
| system with a user interface called Sugar. It has 
| attracted some criticism from detractors for not 
| being mainstream. 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8309583.stm

Microsoft has lost this country.


Recent:

Recommendation for ODF in Uruguay

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| It is with great pleasure that I present the recommendation of AGESIC (Agency
| for the Development of Government Electronic Management and Information and
| Knowledge Society) of Uruguay, which states that ââ the Executive,
| Legislative and Judiciary Powers, Decentralized Organizations and Companies
| where the state holds equity majorityâ â, shall distribute and receive
| electronic documents in, at least, one open standard for electronic documents
| (ODF or PDF).
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http://homembit.com/2008/07/recommendation-for-odf-in-uruguay.html


ODF keeps on winning: Uruguay

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| The Agency for the Development of Government Electronic Management and
| Information and Knowledge Society of Uruguay have now published their
| recommendation that public documents use either ODF or PDF.
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http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=2389
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