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Open source's local heroes.

Open-source software has particular appeal in developing countries. In China, South Korea, India, Brazil and other countries, governments are promoting the use of such software which, unlike the proprietary kind, allows users to inspect, modify and freely redistribute its underlying programming inst...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 369; no. 8353; pp. 3 - 5
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 12/6/2003
Subjects:
Open source software
Developing countries
Freeware (Computer software)
Information technology
Computer operating systems
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