January 22, 2005
Brazil and the Penguin
In yet another development in Brazil's love affair with the Penguin, the World Social Forum--to be held in Brazil at the end of this month--will be exclusively using the Linux operating system.
Brazil News 24/7 - Nothing But Brazil - Brazzil Magazine - Fresh news daily - English-language Magazine on Brazilian Culture - Brazil - Brasil - BrésilBrazil's WSF to Be Powered by Linux
Written by Bruno Bocchini
Saturday, 22 January 2005Like the Brazilian government, the World Social Forum wants distance from Microsoft. According to Luciano Brunet, of the Coordination of Information Technology of the Social Forum, all the technology installed in the area of the Forum will use open-code computer programs, the so-called free software.
Brunet added that the infrastructure for 2005 will have a press access center with approximately 180 computers, all using Linux and other free software. Besides this, 30 "cyber cafes" will be available.
"The Forum will provide over one thousand points of internet access," Brunet affirms.
"Communications: Counter-hegemonic Practices, Rights, and Alternatives" will be one of the 11 central topics under discussion at the 5th WSF, which will be held from January 26 to 31 in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil.
In previous forums, the subject of communications was diluted with other topics. This time it will be highlighted, as may be noted by the number of activities already scheduled: nearly 150.
According to Joaquim Ernesto Palhares, collaborator of the Brazilian Media Observatory and vice-president of Global Media Watch, an international press observatory, the debate over communications is indispensable, to expose the concentration in the Brazilian media and the monopoly of information, among other themes.
Besides the Brazilian organizations, which are responsible for two-thirds of the proposed activities in the communications field, international groups such as CRIS (Communications Rights in the Information Society), AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters), ALER (Latin American Radio Education Association), ALAI (Latin American Information Agency), and Global Media Watch will be present at the debates.
Over five thousand journalists, representing 69 countries from five continents, have already been granted credentials to cover the World Social Forum.
Posted by Andrew on January 22, 2005 10:44 AM.
Comments
Posted by: cHaSe at January 22, 2005 10:53 AM
Yeah, and I think that the lack of plugins will become less of a problem as more people start using it...like is happening in Brazil.
Posted by: Andrew at January 22, 2005 11:39 AM
Lots of Linux posts for a guy who's probably never seen it ;)
Posted by: k3 at January 22, 2005 1:44 PM
...indeed, but I HAVE been to Brazil, and all my Linux posts are related to Brazil's rejection of Microsoft.
Posted by: Andrew at January 22, 2005 4:53 PM
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linux is a sweet OS.. i mean.. it has some features that are better than windows.. i was thinkin about switching to it.. but not a lot of plugins come with Linux.. that is prolly the only bad part.. in the United States.. we love our Windows.. so we build programs to use it with.. you wont find a lot of Mac plugins either.. but i would so rock on to Brazil for lovin the linux.. i know i would much rather use it
cHaSe