This is really the best FISL that have participated. With more than 6,600 subscribers, the sessions rooms are full during all day and there is lot of people walking on event’s corridors.

At the opening ceremony, I would like to highlight the speech of the Governor of the State of Paraná, Roberto Requião, who said that in 2005 he was at the FISL to give a good news to everyone, the signature (during the event) of the decree that opened the code for all the software developed in the government of Paraná to the entire community (and they still doing that today). Now, in 2007 he said he returns to the event to another excellent news: The Paraná is the first Brazilian state to adopt the ODF format to state’s documents. (More information about Paraná here, but Paraná is a state bigger than some European countries in terms of population and territory)

The photo below is a booklet that is distributed to all participants of the forum (included on the material received by every participant) and contains the text of the ODF adoption law in the state of Parana. The picture was taken from the cover of the booklet (and to me it says everything…)

“Paraná prefers the freedom”

Another thing that makes me happy is to see that the ODF is a common chat and conversations theme throughout the event. Last year I was in FISL and most of the people even knew precisely what is ODF.

I’ve also met many people who have told me that they are readers of this blog and it is a great pleasure talking to all of them live and tell the stories that I didn’t wrote (yet) here or clarify facts described in the blog. Speaking on you all, readers, I would like to say “thank you very much” for reading my blog. That motivates me to write more (eg now, all my friends are taking beers and I decided staying in the hotel, to work a bit and of course, write this post here). Thanks to you all, my blog registered more than 10,700 unique visits in last 30 days!

Tomorrow the 16:00 I talk about my ODF in the room named “Richard Stallman” and hope to see you all there:)