[Ecommerce] SPANIARDS CONSIDER PUTTING ON TUX

[James Love]

Penguin Politics
SPANIARDS CONSIDER PUTTING ON TUX
Wired

Spain's Juan Alberto Belloch is running for office on the "Linux
platform" -- betting his political future on the power and appeal of
open-source software.  Belloch, candidate for mayor of Zaragoza, plans
to build a network of "Open Cities" across Spain, each with its own
team of technical experts charged with developing open-source software
for use within the city and throughout the country . . . Belloch,
currently a Zaragoza councilman and previously Aragón minister of
justice, insists he's not a particularly technically inclined person.
"I'm doing this only because I fell in love with Linux."  Belloch began
his romance with Linux four months ago, after meeting with a local
Linux users group. Members were invited to a meeting to discuss
open-source software and the possibility of providing free wireless
access to Zaragoza residents.  "These guys were just amazing," Belloch
said. "They were very different from other kinds of activists I've
worked with. They were not demanding, shouting or even asking. Instead
they were actually doing things.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58764,00.html

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