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TECHNOLOGY-VENEZUELA: Heading Towards Free Software
Humberto Márquez
CARACAS - Venezuela, following in Brazil's footsteps, has joined the club of countries that are adopting and promoting free or open-source software, in a bid to save money, achieve technological independence, and strengthen alliances among countries of the developing South.

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