Linux on Brazilian Voting Machines is a Big Success

Oct 14, 2008, 19:05 (19 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Augusto Campos)

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"Voting ended by 5pm, and only 7 minutes after that, one city (called Ibiam) already had their full results. Just some 20 hours after that, every brazilian city - including those few, far deep in the rain forest - knew the name of their new mayor and councillors, who will take office for the 2009-2012 term."

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