[PD] Why in Brasil and how?

[Thomas O Fredericks]

I am sorry, but in Canada at least:

the rest believes: making the rich richer is good for
everybody, JUST IN CASE you might get rich.

Tom

On 9/5/07, marius schebella <marius.schebella at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> glerm soares wrote:
> > Hi folks.
> > I didn't mean to be the annoying guy, "fundamentalist" or whatever.
>
> what would be the opposite of fundamentalist?
>
> why brazil? and how? why open source?
>
> I just looked up the prize for a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz 15inch in sao paulo
> and it was 10612 brazilian real (about 5400$) the same macbook has a
> regular prize of 2499$ + 200 tax in the US.
>
> the majority of rich people believes: making the rich richer is good for
> everybody (at least that is how they vote all the time).
>
> the rest believes: helping as many people as possible to live a worthy
> life is good for everybody.
>
> I think a pd conv in brazil only makes sense, if it is in connection
> with a knowledge flow and general (financial) flow/support from north to
> south. it should encourage the local community and their work. like it
> did in graz and montreal. there should be money from the european
> community to support the relationship to south american countries.
>
> marius.
>
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thomas ouellet fredericks, tof at danslchamp.org, montreal, canada
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