Brazil plans large GNU/Linux deployment

Written By
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Sam Varghese
Dec 10, 2010

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Varghese
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“The number of PCs deployed is likely to be as much as 1.5
million, making it one of the biggest deployments of GNU/Linux.

“The Classmate PCs are rugged netbooks suitable for rough use.
They will be used by parents, teachers and students and will run
Mandriva’s Brazilian edition.”


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