1st) FHC (which is our president) doesn't NEED to did that; He is, as always, a dirty politician, but at least he is a scholar.
2nd) We already can buy a computer for US$200, due to the massive evasion of customs. Near all of this stuff comes from taiwan. The people from UFMG did a great job of finding the right pieces of hardware (and of course using linux), but it is all here if you want to take it.
3rd) Brazil is a BIG country. There are regions of an average salary higher than regions of USA or Europe. However, this WILL benefit (no doubts about it) the medium and richer regions. The poor regions will not even know of this.
4th) You can buy any piece of software you want, you name it, for US$5 at the streets of Spaulo, Rio or Bhorizonte. Even multinational companies use illegal software here.
5th) We already have our own tolkien society, Brazilian (Star Trek) StarFleet, and so on. But we, as a majority, understand that Internet is only another way of comunication.
6th) How can someone blame a government for aiding people acess the internet, I really can't understand.
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1st) FHC (which is our president) doesn't NEED to did that; He is, as always, a dirty politician, but at least he is a scholar. 2nd) We already can buy a computer for US$200, due to the massive evasion of customs. Near all of this stuff comes from taiwan. The people from UFMG did a great job of finding the right pieces of hardware (and of course using linux), but it is all here if you want to take it. 3rd) Brazil is a BIG country. There are regions of an average salary higher than regions of USA or Europe. However, this WILL benefit (no doubts about it) the medium and richer regions. The poor regions will not even know of this. 4th) You can buy any piece of software you want, you name it, for US$5 at the streets of Spaulo, Rio or Bhorizonte. Even multinational companies use illegal software here. 5th) We already have our own tolkien society, Brazilian (Star Trek) StarFleet, and so on. But we, as a majority, understand that Internet is only another way of comunication. 6th) How can someone blame a government for aiding people acess the internet, I really can't understand.