free software in latin america

April 13, 2008

Children using open source software in Cuba

Filed under: Cuba, Free Software, Latin America — ryan @ 6:12 pm

Although this article isn’t translated very well, it provides insight into a rural program in Cuba which gives children educational access to open source, free software. According to the Cuban vice-minister of Informatics and Communication, more than one million people have participated in this youth computer club over the 20 years it has existed. Cuba has been one of the most vocal Latin American countries supporting the shift to free software in the region.

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