"thufir" <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
mHamk.60433$nD.40584@pd7urf1no">news:mHamk.60433$nD.40584@pd7urf1no
> On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:03:18 -0400, DFS wrote:
>
>>> Yes, it's a commercial Brazilian disto backed by the government and
>>> the largest federal bank in Brazil:
>>
>> Only Linux needs government backing and sometimes even legislation to
>> succeed (by OSS standards of "success" anyway).
>
>
> You're sticking your head in the sand to not notice the ramifications
> of this moving Brazil further away from dependence on American IP.
>
>
> -Thufir
How much money does Linux get from various governments? What governments?
What risks does this pose if any?
|
|