The Venezuelan Presidential Decree 3390, specifically in articles 2 and 7, explains and backs up the reasons why the Venezuelan state should develop a Free Software distribution. Canaima GNU/Linux is this distribution, so it ought to be a Free distribution, without parts that threaten its users' freedoms.
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Linux-libre 2.6.35 & 2.6.34-1 Released
«Linux-libre is a project that aims to publish and maintain modified versions of the Linux kernel that only include free software...» — via Linux-libre, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia —
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Active development on Linux-libre
Active development on Linux-libre, a fork of the Linux kernel which removes non-free software components
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Free Software Foundation Latin America: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the GNU project
"Few people had access to computers back when Richard Matthew Stallman realized the then-nascent software industry was adopting a business model based on denying software users their four essential freedoms, and that he could do something about it.
Read more »Free Software movement fights to keep internet freedom in Brazil
"A proposed new law that restricts the freedom internet use in Brazil has already passed the Senate and is dangerously close to going on the books [...] The Free Software movement from Brazil is striking up against this project and they have a petition online against it.
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A new wave of freedom
"The new freedom movement , in software, knowledge, publishing and commerce, will change the way we think, do things and interact..."
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FSFLA Currently Fighting Two Battles
The Free Software Foundation - Latin America is currently fighting two battles.
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