Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector Perpetuates Racial Injustice

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A real thought provoking article arrived in in-box this morning from the brilliant Suchith Anand and just highlights the usual bias by large corporations that if you pay for software it must by definition be better than a free alternative in every case. The initiative just proves there should be no cost barrier to innovation. https://ivangayton.net/2020/07/03/use-of-proprietary-software-in-the-aid-sector-perpetuates-racial-injustice/

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