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MIT Urges Brazilian Government to Use Linux

Posted by Zonk on from the tux-at-carnivale dept.

sebFlyte writes "MIT's Media Lab has written to the Brazillian government (who is looking into a method to get its citizens cheap, high quality PCs) and has urged them to use Linux. From the article: 'Free software is far better on the dimensions of cost, power and quality...if the source code is proprietary, it is hidden from the general population. This robs them of a tremendous source for learning.'"

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  1. Re:knowledge source by sdsichero · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just wondering if they feel the same way about their intellectual property and research...

  2. Force Feeding Freedome? by roman_mir · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Force Feeding Fredome is just as stupid as Force Feeding Democracy to the countries that did not get to that evolutionary step yet.

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