Brazilian Government Continues Push For Free Software

rmello writes "The 'Legislative Free Software Week' in Brazil ended last week, drawing 2,000 people, including 3 ministers and presidents of congress and senate. Computerworld reports (in Portuguese, translation by submitter), among other things, that 1) House of Representatives will NOT renew MS-Office licenses, but is looking at free software alternatives, 2) The free software parliamentary front was announced in congress, 3) The e-mail system of the house of representatives is being replaced by a free software one, 4) The federal government is looking at concrete measures to stimulate free software as means of saving money and stimulating the national software industry. Looks like free software is here to stay in Brazil. Kudos to the many Brazilian free software groups working to make such victories a reality."

Comments

Re:Good for companies like Sun and the FSF

[jgardn]

3) The e-mail system of the house of representatives is being replaced by a free software one,

Damnit, with the mention of another hole found in Sendmail I hope it wasn't that.

Oh, I must of missed that news because the internet was down due to two massive Microsoft Windows worms. I'll be sure and tell the sendmail authors how I feel when I can finally open up my firewall to allow incoming mail again.

Re:So in other words....

[EzInKy]

....Brazilian programmers won't be needed. After all, free software will be de rigeur. This will free up much valuable embezzlement money for corrupt officials to steal, that would have otherwise gone to pay programmers.

Chances are though that Brazillian officials are much more likely to spend their embezzled money in Brazil than Microsoft programmers are.