Dr Edgar David Villanueva Núñez is a politician and congressman in the Republic of Peru. He is best known for introducing a bill to mandate use of free software in public agencies. The introduction of the Bill 1609 invited the attention of Microsoft, to whose letter Dr Villanueva wrote a famous reply.
A bill that mandates consideration of open source software was passed into law in October 2005.Clarke, G. Peru's parliament approves pro-open source bill. theregister.co.uk. URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/29/peru_goes_open_source/. Accessed on: 13 December 2009.Kanellos, M. Peru's president approves open-source bill. CNET.com. URL: http://news.cnet.com/Perus-president-approves-open-source-bill/2110-7344_3-5907226.html. Accessed on: 13 December 2009.
Both the Bill and Dr Villanueva's letter have been widely cited by pro-active governments and Free Software activists as a convincing rationale behind the introduction of Free Software in Governments.
See also Free software movement
References
External links Use of Free Software in Public Agencies Official homepage