[kictanet] Questions whether open source software can covert the software world?

[alice at apc.org]

>From Panos
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For many people in developing countries, commercial software packages
are not an option because they are expensive, do not come in local
languages and cannot be shared or adapted.

Advocates of the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement argue
that the tools of information and communication should be in the public
domain. But commercial software companies say they spend huge sums of
money on research and development, and need to recoup their investments.

This latest media briefing on the information society explores how these
opposing views can be reconciled in the interests of millions of
potential software users in the developing world.
Visit:
http://www.panos.org.uk/PDF/reports/wsistoolkit5.pdf