Políticas públicas para o software livre na Educação Superior : o uso do programa Scribus no curso de Jornalismo da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Abstract

The thesis presented here is to questioning the fact that the market develops proprietary software, as opposed to the ideal collaborator of the free software movement that allows the participation and digital inclusion that plan to take over public policies extending its use to public education agencies. It also approaches the concept of free software and its adoption in higher education, through resolutions adopted by the Brazilian state analyzing experience in Journalism Course at the Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, the use of free software Scribus. Methodologically became the literature review to find the data and information made available by the federal government and the object of analysis institution. Data were also collected through a questionnaire to collect the opinions of students participating in the course of the disciplines. We started from the hypothesis that the culture of proprietary software is needed by business strategies, which makes it preferred by consumers, although in the first instance, have high costs to the user, while the free software, more accessible and, sometimes free, is discredited by the general public. Makes a comparison with a similar model of proprietary software, noting that the use of free software is reliable, allowing develop the spirit of solidarity and collaborationist required in the university environment, expanding the knowledge and not merely the \"training in push buttons\" and notes based on documents that the initiative is still seen with resistance and use, even in public higher education institutions, needs to be intensified. The main results concern the use and acceptance of free software Scribus, used in disciplines related to the production of printed material, the teaching-learning process in carrying out the activities, as well as the measures taken to use free programs proposed by the federal government to public institutions.