Open For Business: Brazil: The Hearth of FOSS

“I wrote a couple of pieces on the global wave of legislation
which is inducing government-owned agencies and companies, to use
FOSS except when proprietary software is the only option. This wave
is primarily seen in Europe and developing countries. Some of the
reasons behind this phenomenon are obvious (such as cost savings)
and some are more subtle. Some experts believe there is a clear
desire to break free from the U.S.’ lock on the global software
market/industry. Analysts say concerns about autonomy and national
security are likely to drive passage of more laws discouraging use
of proprietary software. Proponents of this wave like to call it
‘software libre’ to describe software that is not only free but
whose development is not controlled by a single
organization/company…”

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