---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [hipatia] [#29760] free software is preferential in the capital of Brazil Date: Tuesday 14 February 2012, 23:22:46 From: Antonio Albuquerque <[email protected]> To: Coordinadores de Hipatia <[email protected]> On yesterday (feb-13), the governor of the Federal District (Brazil), capital of Brazil, published the decree ruling the use of information and communication technologies in the state. Free software has become mandatory, and when the acquisition of proprietary software they must be justified. The Federal District has a population of 2.600.000 persons. The fact generated repercussions in the media and in free software movement in Brazil: http://t.co/TjlNXpYw http://t.co/x0n2FVVK http://t.co/UgXxCTcH The decree and the text with the "General Strategy for Information Technology and Communication" state can be found at (in Portuguese): http://www.buriti.df.gov.br/ftp/default.asp?dir=DODF%20N%BA%20032%2013-02-20... (in seção01) Antonio Albuquerque ----------------------------------------- -- friendika.hipatia.net/profile/jucar/ www.hipatia.net news.hipatia.net aty.hipatia.net wiki.hipatia.net docs.hipatia.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Karmanyevadhikarasthe ma phaleshu kadachana Fingerprint = EBFC CDE9 E57C 3EAD 65B1 2A59 5364 48C8 EACF 7357 Public key = 0xEACF7357 at http://pgp.mit.edu