Software Turns Into a Hot Topic in Election

Software Turns Into a Hot Topic in Election

Advocates of free and open source software have found another issue to takle during the European elections. 
 

Candidates are urged by the Free Software Pact to support the free software principles. The group has also called voters to consider the candidate's perpective on software when voting. 

 

The European Parliament is the perfect place where talks about free software should take place. This should include software patents, interoperability, as well as internet neutrality.

 

According to Free Software Pact's coordinator Mark Taylor, candidates should air their support and sign the agreement to build up the standards of free software. 

 

"The current UK Government is embarrassingly behind the rest of Europe in formulating public policy on the use of free software," Taylor said.

 

“Across the rest of the continent we see significant adoption and political support for free software. The Free Software Pact is therefore an ideal way to draw attention to the reform the UK public sector needs and the enormous cost savings yet to be realised.”