Edgar David Villanueva

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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,[1] to whose letter Dr Villanueva wrote a famous reply.[2] 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.

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  1. ^ Agustin d'Empaire. "Microsoft's Big Stick in Peru", Wired, 2002-02-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. 
  2. ^ Dee-Ann LeBlanc and Stacey Tipton. "Ending Microsoft FUD: An Interview with Peruvian Congressman Villanueva", Linux Today, 2002-05-21. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. 

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