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President of the Commission on Science and Technology, Senator Francisco Javier Castellón Fonseca, said that, following examples from other countries in this area, including Latin America, the State should provide, as public policy All domestic and educational services created by free software. SENATE PROPOSE THE USE OF FREE SOFTWARE AS PUBLIC POLICY

The State shall promote the use of free software in public schools and information to the general public for greater freedom of access to various applications related to technology information, said Senator Francisco Javier Castellón Fonseca. President of the Commission on Science and Technology of the Senate said that, following examples from other countries in this area, including Latin America, the State should provide, as public policy, all domestic and educational services created by free software. During a meeting with Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Movement and academics, activists and advocates of free software use in Mexico, Castellón Fonseca said that the use of these technologies allows the possibility that the State did not lose sovereignty by the use of proprietary software. Free software can be distributed, modified, redistributed, copied and used freely and respects the freedom of users on your product purchased. Free software is not free, but allows freedom of use that provides proprietary software.

Castellón Fonseca added that the Committee that he heads will review the legislative instruments currently available to the country to make the necessary proposals to promote a public policy of using free software. At the meeting, Richard Stallman said that Mexican law currently does not allow software patents, and felt that there should be no change in this regard.

software patents, he said, allow big companies to maintain control over the use of computer applications in nature affecting SMEs.

"software patents are a danger nebulous, and in Mexico, if accepted, only 1 percent of the patents belonged to Mexico and the vast majority would be of major foreign companies," he said.

added that free software is based on four freedoms: freedom to use it for any purpose, freedom to modify the user's needs, freedom to distribute copies and freedom to improve it.

mentioned Ecuador example in the State of information available to the public is free software, and when a state agency requires the use of proprietary software must justify the exception and every three years to renew their application. The meeting was also attended by Senator José Luis Maximo Garcia Zalvidea.

Source: Senate .