Re: Fwd: [Fsuk-manchester] Meeting reminder - Free Software Manchester - tomorrow 7pm

[Matt Lee]

Paul Waring wrote:

> > Last time I checked, the Green Party were in favour of open source
> > software, they even passed two motions at their 2005 conference
> > promoting FOSS and opposing software patents. As for Friends of the
> > Earth, I'm not sure why it would be entertaining to ask a member of that
> > group their opinion - is there a particular point you are trying to make
> > there?

The Green Party have a spokesperson for Free Software, and specifically,
 Free Software. He's Tom Chance - tom at acrewoods.net - and he knows
his stuff. He's a friend of mine.

Personally, I don't think any of the parties have much of a position on
Free Software. It's a shame.