Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 18th Jan 2006 18:18 UTC, submitted by Vautnavette
"Mandriva today announced a new partnership with HP to distribute HP computers pre-loaded with Mandriva Linux 2006 to 37 countries in Latin America. As part of the agreement, Mandriva has been named the 'Preferred Linux Partner for Latin America' and Mandriva Linux 2006 has been optimized and certified for HP machines. The companies will work together on sales, support and marketing in all Latin American territories, including Brazil, Argentina and Mexico."
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2005-11-14
Also, in these countries the push for Free software is greater as there are more people pushing for it. I'm not going to type here about this but you can google for free software and social movement. One example is a recent program from the Brazilian government where low end computers will get tax benefits (as well as better loans for consumers) if they come with Free software installed.
Yes, this project is "Computador para Todos" (Computer for All)
http://www.computadorparatodos.gov.br/
(in portuguese)