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Free and Open Source software in the developing world

Tomas

23 May 2003 — 1 min read

Developing Countries Gain from Free/Open-Source Software

LinuxJournal has an interesting article on-line, refering to a recent Finish study about the impact of free (as in free speech) software in the developing world.
Free and open-source software are not only "a useful and significant tool for the developing countries", but clearly have the potential to help democratization and help find solutions to the most pressing problems faced by the populations of developing countries, says a report recently released on the subject.

Set to be released in Finland on May 22, "Free as in Education: Significance of the Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Developing Countries" is authored by the Helsinki-based researcher Niranjan Rajani. Rajani prepared the report in collaboration with Juha Rekola and Timo Mielonen, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, along with OneWorld Finland and KEPA.

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