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smoker
April 25th, 2008, 02:26 AM
In summary: KDE on Linux has stepped up to become the software platform in the primary school education system in Brazil. That may sound like a bold claim, but the numbers are staggering and speak for themselves:

By the end of this year 29,000 labs serving some 32,000,000 students will be fully deployed and in active use.

By the end of next year (2009) those numbers will have swelled to 53,000 labs serving some 52,000,000 students.

The systems use KDE 3.5 and take full advantage of Debian as well as KDE's Edu and Games projects, use of KDE4 in future implementation is just starting to be explored. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the deployment is how they maximize investment in hardware by putting several heads on each system.
http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2008/04/deploying-kde-to-52-million-young.html

looks like the Brazilians aren't messing about when it comes to linux!

elmer_42
April 25th, 2008, 02:28 AM
* elmer_42 hugs Brazil

cardinals_fan
April 25th, 2008, 02:30 AM
That sounds like genocide :-P

madjr
April 25th, 2008, 05:06 AM
Brazil is really a great and highly efficient country. It's one of the best of Latin America in those aspects.

Windows is cornered in Brasil.

Also, Openoffice is so used, that they call it BR-Office

i wish more countries were like that.

ShadowGray
April 25th, 2008, 06:06 AM
KDE? What kind of world do we live in where our desktops are fully of shiny crystal icons? GNOME forever!

Well on the bright side, it's a step in the right direction... why aren't more countries doing this? Linux is free and proven, what more could you ask for?

chameleonkid
April 25th, 2008, 06:42 AM
KDE? What kind of world do we live in where our desktops are fully of shiny crystal icons? GNOME forever!

Well on the bright side, it's a step in the right direction... why aren't more countries doing this? Linux is free and proven, what more could you ask for?

-1 For attempting to start a flame war. It really shows both a lack a class in my opinion and quite a bit of ignorance. Obviously you have never used KDE. If you had you would have realized it is more than just "shiny crystal icons." Hopefully no one bites (wait did I just bite?). Anyways... When you think about that is a TON of people being served by the likes of linux. Good on them.