Comments on: Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:05:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Truth Happens | Tentacular Marketing 101 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-2/#comment-1546475 Truth Happens | Tentacular Marketing 101 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:33:11 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1546475 [...] UPDATE: Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...] [...] UPDATE: Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...]

]]> By: EL 5º Poder « Actualidad http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-2/#comment-1191299 EL 5º Poder « Actualidad Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:24:31 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1191299 [...] Global Voices Online - Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...] [...] Global Voices Online – Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...]

]]> By: Microsoft signs agreement of voluntary software and technology consulting collaboration with Chilean Government « Chile From Within http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1191218 Microsoft signs agreement of voluntary software and technology consulting collaboration with Chilean Government « Chile From Within Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:46:41 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1191218 [...] Global Voices Online has made a summary of some of the internet reactions, and has interesting commentary by Chileans. [...] [...] Global Voices Online has made a summary of some of the internet reactions, and has interesting commentary by Chileans. [...]

]]> By: tomas http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1191217 tomas Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:36:04 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1191217 Is the Front for Digital Liberation, aka, the Movement for Digital Liberation (Movimiento de Liberacion Digital), and this issue finally a wake up call to all the passive chileans who have been accustomed to getting their civil rights stomped on in Post-Pinochet Chile? La alegria ya vino, y nos sobrepaso... Although..the total of 1427 signatures turned into the president may not seem like a lot, the firestorm of opinions and quick mobilization of angry citizens furious that their country and lefty president just sold her soul to the devil of all devils, is worth gold. Is the Front for Digital Liberation, aka, the Movement for Digital Liberation (Movimiento de Liberacion Digital), and this issue finally a wake up call to all the passive chileans who have been accustomed to getting their civil rights stomped on in Post-Pinochet Chile?

La alegria ya vino, y nos sobrepaso…

Although..the total of 1427 signatures turned into the president may not seem like a lot, the firestorm of opinions and quick mobilization of angry citizens furious that their country and lefty president just sold her soul to the devil of all devils, is worth gold.

]]> By: Chile: “Digital Revolution Against Microsoft” « The New Market Machines http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1190429 Chile: “Digital Revolution Against Microsoft” « The New Market Machines Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:26:15 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1190429 [...] en Chile contra Microsoft: El Mundo (Spain) reports (as Truth Happens and (Hearing) Global Voices Online have also noted). The density of tropes related to the “rhetoric of the technological [...] [...] en Chile contra Microsoft: El Mundo (Spain) reports (as Truth Happens and (Hearing) Global Voices Online have also noted). The density of tropes related to the “rhetoric of the technological [...]

]]> By: Audentes Fortuna Iuvat » Blog Archive » Es imparable. Realmente imparable http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1190354 Audentes Fortuna Iuvat » Blog Archive » Es imparable. Realmente imparable Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:45:27 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1190354 [...] microsoft con el gobierno ha sido difundido en sitios mega-conectados como el blog de Enrique Dans, Global Voices, El Pais (España) y Smart [...] [...] microsoft con el gobierno ha sido difundido en sitios mega-conectados como el blog de Enrique Dans, Global Voices, El Pais (España) y Smart [...]

]]> By: Luis Ramirez http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1190172 Luis Ramirez Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:48:52 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1190172 There are three key points to consider in this case: 1. Chile became the first 'national client' of Microsoft: I believe is the first time in history a whole country was taken as one customer. This is of course an experiment. Other countries should be ready from now: Yours may be the next Microsoft Nation. 2. Whole areas of public policy such as education, local government, employment, innovation, and so on, will be captured by Microsoft. No public bid or competition by other companies took place. Yes, it sounds like a bad joke. 3. Good bye neutrality: today several government websites and services already operate under a only-with-microsoft policy. The future will be harder for those using Mac or any Linux based system. Not to mention for those that wanted to have a business or a career developing software in non-microsoft systems. Overall: a sad day for the technological future of a nation that is usually taken as an example of a successful developing country. Yet, we still believe this agreement can be stop. Luckily, there is a growing web-based movement (liberaciondigital.org) that is fighting this battle. And that seems to be all we have right now. That, and hope. Greetings from Chile Luis Ramirez www.ucpn.cl There are three key points to consider in this case:

1. Chile became the first ‘national client’ of Microsoft: I believe is the first time in history a whole country was taken as one customer. This is of course an experiment. Other countries should be ready from now: Yours may be the next Microsoft Nation.

2. Whole areas of public policy such as education, local government, employment, innovation, and so on, will be captured by Microsoft. No public bid or competition by other companies took place. Yes, it sounds like a bad joke.

3. Good bye neutrality: today several government websites and services already operate under a only-with-microsoft policy. The future will be harder for those using Mac or any Linux based system. Not to mention for those that wanted to have a business or a career developing software in non-microsoft systems.

Overall: a sad day for the technological future of a nation that is usually taken as an example of a successful developing country.

Yet, we still believe this agreement can be stop. Luckily, there is a growing web-based movement (liberaciondigital.org) that is fighting this battle. And that seems to be all we have right now. That, and hope.

Greetings from Chile

Luis Ramirez
http://www.ucpn.cl

]]> By: El acuerdo de MS y el Gobierno llega al blog Truth Happens de Red Hat | Movimiento de Liberación Digital http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1190123 El acuerdo de MS y el Gobierno llega al blog Truth Happens de Red Hat | Movimiento de Liberación Digital Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:42:15 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1190123 [...] UPDATE: Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...] [...] UPDATE: Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...]

]]> By: Rodrigo http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1190012 Rodrigo Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:58:27 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1190012 I don`t have the time to translate it all to English, but here I posted the entire agreement plus questions and comments, so everyone can have it handy. http://analistapolitico.blogspot.com I don`t have the time to translate it all to English, but here I posted the entire agreement plus questions and comments, so everyone can have it handy.

http://analistapolitico.blogspot.com

]]> By: Paula http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1189983 Paula Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:55:57 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1189983 I have been trying to login onto my hotmail account for ages, and I have been getting this message *Server Temporarily Unavailable* all afternoon... Imagine when ALL the Chileans have an hotmail account by default! I have been trying to login onto my hotmail account for ages, and I have been getting this message *Server Temporarily Unavailable* all afternoon… Imagine when ALL the Chileans have an hotmail account by default!

]]> By: Alejandro Nova http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1189887 Alejandro Nova Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:01:21 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1189887 This agreement is only a bunch of empty promises, from both parts, written in a very misfortuned language. Microsoft basically promises to give all of us Hotmail, and the Chilean Economy minister promises to "do his best to promote e-government, security and digital instruction". In other words, the only worthwhile points in that agreement are an offer by Microsoft of software for students and a program to teach 30.000 teachers to use MS Office. There is no mandatory clause to force all chileans to give up their info to MS, no clause for our state to force us to use Windows Live for our government-related tasks, and definitely, they haven't sold our asses. We have to watch them if they want to do so, and I salute the new Front for Digital Liberation. This agreement is only a bunch of empty promises, from both parts, written in a very misfortuned language. Microsoft basically promises to give all of us Hotmail, and the Chilean Economy minister promises to “do his best to promote e-government, security and digital instruction”. In other words, the only worthwhile points in that agreement are an offer by Microsoft of software for students and a program to teach 30.000 teachers to use MS Office. There is no mandatory clause to force all chileans to give up their info to MS, no clause for our state to force us to use Windows Live for our government-related tasks, and definitely, they haven’t sold our asses.

We have to watch them if they want to do so, and I salute the new Front for Digital Liberation.

]]> By: El Francotirador » El 5º Poder http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-1189886 El Francotirador » El 5º Poder Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:50:54 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/27/chile-a-controversial-agreement-with-microsoft/#comment-1189886 [...] Global Voices Online - Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...] [...] Global Voices Online – Chile: A Controversial Agreement with Microsoft [...]

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