Article from El Mundo.es (Spanish)

A few other quotes from the article:

"'Brazilians die of hunger to pay licenses'. An example: 'a computer with Office and Windows costs 700 dollars, or 60 sacks of soybeans or 23 barrels of oil.'"

"...[in the Brazilian Parliament] 152 deputies (more than half) and 8 senators have signed in favor of the installation of free software."

"Since then [1999] already four international forums have been organized on this subject [Free Software], the last one attended by 4,000 people. The objective of this organization is 'to transform Brazil into an important focal point for this type of operating system', affirmed Marcelo."

"In [coordinator of Software Livre organization] Branco's visit he insisted that the followers of Linux fight against software copyright laws since 'they are a threat for the development of free software.'"

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El Mundo.es is a mainstream daily publication with a large circulation and an important Spanish Internet presence. This article's focus on FLOSS covers only the single question of software price, and provides little more substantive evidence than quotes from a few people. Yet it is very important because most people in the general population don't have any idea of what FLOSS is. So this article puts it into their sphere of awareness in terms which they are somewhat capable of understanding. In the developed countries of today's world, people are more likely to relate to subjects like "Hunger in Poor Countries", subjects which are "politically correct". The title catches the reader's eye because it is not immediately possible to make a connection between software and hunger. It is also notable that the word "hackers" in used within the article in a positive light, something which has been lacking lately in most mainstream outlets; and that software patents are mentioned, which are of course being debated right now in the EU.

Willy Smith, reporting from Costa Rica