Open Source and 3rd world countries

[Pgold]

Sorry Nicole, but here in Brazil our government does not use pirated
software, and yes, they're changing to Open Source.
Well, sadly home users still use pirated software(windows). But I
guess this may be coming to an end, or not expanding, since the new
"cheap" computer for the poor people comes with Free Software.

On 3/9/06, Olivier Nicole <on at cs.ait.ac.th> wrote:
> > I'm writing this thesis on the benefits of integrating
> > open source software into third world countries to boost
> > their economies and the knowledge of their people.
>
> Certainly not the answer you are expecting, but I am afraid it is the
> reality, developping countries do not really care about open source.
>
> They just use pirated software (windows) because it takes less time to
> start-up, because it cames with better internationalization...
>
> Time comes when they reach the limits of using pirated software and
> turning to open source is a solution, but that needs a certain level
> of development.
>
> Olivier
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