[odf-discuss] Fwd: What's up in Brazil WRT Microsoft vs Free Software, or the longest couple of weeks ever

[marbux]

On 9/1/07, Alberto Barrionuevo <abarrio at ffii.org> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
>      the things are really hot in Brazil because their Ministry of Labor
> decided to waste $20mio. in licenses of the last MS-Office (including the
> infamous OOXML).
>
>      OOo (actually OObr) and free software people have got to put the
> matter
> in standby for a week and is presenting alternatives.
>
>      Any help will be helpful. I'm copying to Alexandre Oliva, from the
> FSF-LA
> who could serve as a proxy with the actual Brazilian team working in the
> matter.



One report of an attempt to stuff the Brazil ISO ballot box in English here,
<http://www.robteix.com/2007/08/27/cognitive-dissonance-and-openxml/>.

     More direct and so updated info, in Brazilian, can be found in
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