[discuss] OSS in Brazil
Has anyone else seen a report about the Brazillian government adopting open source software software in an attempt to cut down on MS software costs and, presumeably, their balance of trade deficit? And how MS has had to cut its prices by 50% in an effort to combat the move? I saw this last week on the BBC News 24 channel. Unfortunately, it didn't show any example screenshots of the OSS they are using. They only managed a screenshot of XP and a shot of the MS HQ in Brazil (a very impressive building - showing how much they have been profiting from a county which cannot afford their software). Tony Pursell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] OSS in Brazil
Hi! Em 05/06/05 08:30 Tony Pursell escreveu: I saw this last week on the BBC News 24 channel. Unfortunately, it didn't show any example screenshots of the OSS they are using. They only managed a screenshot of XP and a shot of the MS HQ in Brazil (a very impressive building - showing how much they have been profiting from a county which cannot afford their software). As Brazilian I could say for you: Lula's brazilian government is using Freedows (made by Cobra, a local IT business), a Linux Port with Windows layout. Other options (adopted by some of "PC Conectado" factories, like Semp Toshiba and Itautec) are Insigne Linux and Mandriva (although I didn't heard anyone using Mandriva). The packages are a more-or-less-common distribution: KDE, OOo, Firefox, Thunderbird, the GIMP, and so on. In the government I know that is very intense the use of Debian, and I believe that, as Cobra is partly owned by the Brazilian Government via "Banco do Brasil" (Brazil's Bank) - the Cobra's biggest isolated shareholder - Freedows are in a rush. -- Thanks! Fabio Emilio Costa Borda da Mata - MG - Brazil ICQ #:173799674 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nick:SamWeasley Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Messenger:hufflepuff0305 Linux User #328087 (counter.li.org) Orkut Profile: www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=16619557238254357700 Blog: www.livejournal.com/users/fabiocosta -=-=- ... O que é vida? É o brilho do vagalume à noite. É a respiração do búfalo no inverno. É a pequena sombra que corre na grama e se perde na direção do por-do-sol. (Crowfoot) * Usando Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 - http://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] OSS in Brazil
Quoting Fábio Emilio Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi! Em 05/06/05 08:30 Tony Pursell escreveu: I saw this last week on the BBC News 24 channel. Unfortunately, it didn't show any example screenshots of the OSS they are using. They only managed a screenshot of XP and a shot of the MS HQ in Brazil (a very impressive building - showing how much they have been profiting from a county which cannot afford their software). As Brazilian I could say for you: Lula's brazilian government is using Freedows (made by Cobra, a local IT business), a Linux Port with Windows layout. Other options (adopted by some of "PC Conectado" factories, like Semp Toshiba and Itautec) are Insigne Linux and Mandriva (although I didn't heard anyone using Mandriva). The packages are a more-or-less-common distribution: KDE, OOo, Firefox, Thunderbird, the GIMP, and so on. In the government I know that is very intense the use of Debian, and I believe that, as Cobra is partly owned by the Brazilian Government via "Banco do Brasil" (Brazil's Bank) - the Cobra's biggest isolated shareholder - Freedows are in a rush. -- Thanks! Fabio Emilio Costa Borda da Mata - MG - Brazil ICQ #:173799674 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nick:SamWeasley Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Messenger:hufflepuff0305 Linux User #328087 (counter.li.org) Orkut Profile: www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=16619557238254357700 Blog: www.livejournal.com/users/fabiocosta Wow this is really interesting stuff, do you have URL's talking more about the topic. Doesn't matter if it's in porguese. -- Alexandro Colorado Co-Leader of OpenOffice.org Spanish http://es.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] OSS in Brazil
Hi, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4602325.stm :) khirano - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] OSS in Brazil
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/29/business/sware.html I read this in March. So they have made it now :) Cheers, khirano - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
