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Contents 1 Microsoft Poison Pens 2 Relevant Posts 2.1 Schools 2.2 General Use 2.3 Standards 3 Background 4 References

[edit] Microsoft Poison Pens

• meiobit

Independent

• *Octaiver Matt

• Fabião

• Carlos Cardoso

[edit] Relevant Posts

[edit] Schools

• Is Microsoft Trying to Derail Another Massive Migration to GNU/Linux in Brazil?
• Quick Mention: Huge Migration to GNU/Linux in Brazil (52,000,000 Students)
• Is Microsoft Planning a Coup in Brazil?
• Wikileaks/Cablegate Shows Microsoft Trying to Take Over Brazilian Schools

[edit] General Use

• CNET Hypnosis: Only the Poor People of Brazil Might Want GNU/Linux
• Microsoft Fights GNU/Linux and Brazil with Lies
• Red Hat’s CEO Optimistic on ODF; OpenOffice.org Used by 1 in 4 in Brazil

[edit] Standards

• India Appeals Against OOXML, Joining Brazil, South Africa, Maybe More
• ODF Officially Approved as Malaysian Standard, Brazil Offers Massive Endorsement Too
• Brazil Spills the Beans on OOXML, BRM; India’s Story Told Again
• More Microsoft Shenanigans: Microsoft Rep Shoots Down Brazil’s Appeal Against OOXML
• Australia Changes Mind on OOXML, Brazil and New Zealand Explain Why OOXML is Bad

[edit] Background

Jon Maddog Hall: Silva (president of Brazil) used no prompter for his speech on Free Software

^[1]

Sérgio Amadeu, the president of the Brazilian National Institute for Information Technology, compared Microsoft's habit of giving software to governments to the tactics used by drug dealers.

^[2]

Microsoft then launched a lawsuit. ^[3]

[edit] References

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