“A months-long backroom battle led by Brazil, with support from
India, South Africa and China, against the United States over
open-source software took center stage Wednesday at the UN
information summit meeting here.“Samuel Guimarães, executive secretary in Brazil’s
foreign ministry, told government representatives at the summit
meeting’s opening sessions that free-to-share software is crucial
for the developing world because it enables poorer countries to
develop their own technology instead of having to import it…”