Expresso Livre: Community/Government Free Software Collaboration in Latin America | Linux Today

Expresso Livre: Community/Government Free Software Collaboration in Latin America

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 10, 2008

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“In the interview, Cláudio and Pedro tell us how
the process inside the government led to this free software
implementation … not only to improve the software but also to
open it up to other government agencies as well as the world of
free software developers and users. Currently, there are 21 private
and state-owned companies and institutions that have joined the
community. In the State of Paraná alone, there are at least
110 thousand users.”


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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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