The NY Times with an uplifting profile of Brazilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil (which also serves as a depressing contrast with Canada's culture minister).
Gilberto Gil Profile
March 13, 2007
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Very interesting…Brazil has also embraced free software and Linux after Microsoft threatened to sue a government official for calling them “drug dealers”. They use FLOSS in the government and sell low-cost Linux PCs. He has an interview here: [ link ]
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