Brazil adopts open-source software
Increasingly, Brazil’s government ministries and state-run enterprises are abandoning Windows in favour of ‘open-source’ or ‘free’ software, like Linux.
UN Battle
The government here has its eye on a UN summit on information technology, to take place in Tunisia in November.
Already, Brazilian diplomats are pushing for a final declaration that would stress the advantages of open-source software.
They have won the backing of India and are now canvassing broader support from the developing world.
“It would be wrong to portray this as a personal war against Bill Gates,” cautions Mr Cerqueira Cesar.
“But I think free software will encourage Mr Gates to reinvent his business. The world of technology is opening up; there are hundreds of thousands of people working to improve free software. The old, closed model must adapt in order to survive.”
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