Neelie Kroes on open source and the importance of communities

July 19th, 2010

кухненски масиThis video message from Neelie Kroes was recorded in a request to support the GNOME Community, GUADEC 2010 and The GNOME Open Desktop Day.
The European Commissioner for Digital Agenda and Vice-President of the European Commission reflects on the growing acceptance of open source and emphasises the importance of communities in shaping the digital future.

 

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