Deploying KDE to 52 Million Young People | Linux Today

Deploying KDE to 52 Million Young People

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 24, 2008

“Mauricio broke the news today in his blog about what can only
be described as a massive deployment of free software. I’d heard
about this project recently, but reading more of the details in
Mauricio’s blog really cemented in my mind how groundbreaking this
is.

“In summary: KDE on Linux has stepped up to become the software
platform in the primary school education system in Brazil. That may
sound like a bold claim, but the numbers are staggering and speak
for themselves…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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