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UK Greens Connect to Free Software

By Bruce Byfield

“For average hackers in their cubicles, the relation between
environmental and free software issues may seem remote but the
Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is working to connect the
dots. Since adopting a motion in favor of free and open source
software (FOSS) in 2005, party members have not only spoken
frequently in favor of FOSS, but also on related issues, such as
software patents and lockdown technologies in Vista.

“The reasoning behind these efforts might surprise, as much as
gratify, the average hacker. For now, they also leave the GPEW
scrambling to live up to its own ideas…”

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