專(zhuān)家們說(shuō)開(kāi)源軟件對(duì)非洲有益，不僅因?yàn)樗拿赓M(fèi)使用，而且因?yàn)榭梢栽试S用戶(hù)改變?cè)创a，這點(diǎn)本身就等于提供技術(shù)課程。
"By having access to the source code it gives them power they would not otherwise not have. And that power, when you do not have access to the source code, is taken away from you. How do we make people understand that free and open source software is as much about democracy as it is about technology…
“有權(quán)使用源代碼讓他們擁有通常不會(huì)有的能力。當(dāng)你沒(méi)有訪(fǎng)問(wèn)源代碼時(shí)，你的這種權(quán)力就被剝奪了。我們?cè)趺醋屓藗冎烂赓M(fèi)的開(kāi)源軟件不僅關(guān)乎技術(shù)，而且也和民主有關(guān)呢？” 與會(huì)的政府官員說(shuō)，他們希望免費(fèi)的開(kāi)源軟件讓他們更多的使用計(jì)算機(jī)，以增加工作效率，長(zhǎng)此以往，節(jié)省開(kāi)銷(xiāo)。學(xué)生說(shuō)他們希望通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)源代碼的編寫(xiě)，能讓他…