Microsoft criticizes Brazilian government's position about free software

[Marcelo Cavalcante]

Hi all.

That's normal. Microsoft always do this in here (Brazil).

The fact is that our government is changing almost everything for free
software and open source. Brazil is adopting a strategy in this strict sense
where the preference is to use open source whenever is possible.

In banks, government agencies, schools, military bodies, etc.

Microsoft is not accepting the fact that Brazil is embracing solutions that
are more favorable to the country as well as an improvment to our
technological autonomy.

In some speechs I'm using these simple words when someone asks me about Free
Software as a strategy for our country.

"Free Software - Socially fair, technologically feasible and economically
sustainable."

best regards
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On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Michael Lauzon <mlauzon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Found this on Slashdot, it linked to another article, which then
> linked to the source of the English translation of the Brazilian
> article:
>
> (Published on Folha de São Paulo, the most important journal of
> Brazil;
> http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/tec/798606-microsoft-critica-posicao-do-governo-brasileiro-sobre-o-software-livre.shtml
> )
>
> The president of Microsoft Latin America, Hernán Rincón, sent word to
> Brazilian government: "innovation software does not happen in the
> hands of governments but the private sector."
>
> The statement came after he was questioned about the government's
> position of supporting programs with open source like Linux.
>
> In a meeting with journalists from Latin America in Bellevue, Wash.,
> he said this morning: "Governments have to ask: what business is to
> serve their citizens and develop software? Innovation is at private
> sector. "
>
> According to Rincon, free programs require more work and investment
> from the government to keep them running and updated - which does not
> happen when companies take care of that for the government.
>
> The executive, however, said that the two models - open source and
> closed - will continue to coexist.
>
> COMPETITION
>
> Rincon also needled competition betting on open standards and free of
> charge, such as Google. "When you do not can compete, you are
> declaring open. This masks incompetence. "
>
> The executive added: "When convenient, the companies say they are
> open. They use it for your own benefit. "
>
> NUMBERS
>
> The executive also presented with numbers optimism about the region.
>
> He said six of the last seven years, the region grew - the exception
> was 2008. And the technology sector had strong participation in it.
>
> In recent years, the technology sector in Latin America was, on
> average, two to three percentage points above the region's growth. In
> one year, for example, where regional GDP growth was 5%, the
> technology of information increased from 7% to 8%.
>
> Brazil, said Rincon, took a leading role in this process. Microsoft
> Latin America followed the growth. The executive said his division is
> the fastest growing of all regional divisions. The company would be
> three times larger in terms of turnover than it was seven years ago.
>
> He said 95% of computers run Windows in Latin America. Apple and Linux
> had 1.3% from 2% to 3%.
>
> http://lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php?topic=10523.0
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Lauzon
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