Brazil Mandates Shift to Free Software

truthsearch writes "LinuxToday is reporting news and a response about Brazil making Open Source mandatory for 80% of all computers in state institutions and businesses, setting up a 'Chamber for the Implementation of Software Libre.'" This is a big win for Linux, but is making it mandatory going too far? It would seem wiser to support a solution that favors the best tool for the job, which may not always be an open source product.

Mr. Gates?

[Black Parrot]

Your luggage is ready, sir.

Whoa

[HughJampton]

Terry Gilliam must be happy.

Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

It would seem wiser to support a solution that favors the best tool for the job, which may not always be an open source product.

What, are you new around here or something?

And in other news...

[HughJampton]

Brazil has been renamed "Torvaldia"

Easy solution for Microsoft

[shoppa]

Rename Windows to "OpenWindows", rename Word to "OpenWord", and rename Office to "OpenOffice". Done. Now all their software is good for use in Brazil.

Implied :-) for those who forgot about all the "Open-this" and "Open-that" software being tossed about in the early-to-mid-90's that really had nothing open about it at all.

Good news for all

[Uttles]

Now if I could just land an open source development job in Rio and hang out with some of those topless Brazilians.

Software Libre... Free Software... Freedom !!

[salimma]

Hey, if the FSF re-brands free software as Freedom Software for the US market, it might gain acceptance among certain government circles!