Free software community around the globe

[steven45]

What are the kinds of relations that exist between the governments and the free software community around the globe?

[Austin]

It depends on which g<;lvernment-they are not all doing the same things. Some governments have explicitly adopted a policy of moving government agencies to free software. These include Venezuela, Ecuador, apart from others who are migrating to ftee software though they don't have a formal policy.

Then there are some governments like the US government that has no pride, no ethics, and basically just sells out to multinational corporations. And then there are some governments that are very concerned about letting those corporations have power and try to resist it. And while doing so they also defend their citizens from those corporations.