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Today marks 2 years of the meeting between Rafael Correa and Richard Stallman , why Rafael Bonifaz and I have decided to write about as they did encounter. Here you can read the version of Rafael about the story.

During the election campaign of 2006, I worked one day receive mail the following message:

--- Forwarded message ----
From: Rafael Bonifaz
Date: October 4, 2006 11:53
Subject: Free Software
To: Rafael Correa

Dear Rafael,

My name is Rafael Bonifaz and I'ma systems engineer. Currently in addition to my professional work I am active in free software communities of Ecuador. In this country, little is spoken on the subject, but countries like Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and parts of Europe are migrating to the use of Free Software. To win you the election, propose a plan regarding the use of free software in the state?

To cite one example, now the municipality of Quito should pay IBM a value close to $ 200 000 per year for the use of your mail server and that the mayor can share your calendar with the council. We can offer a similar solution, with a bit of software development and use of free software for a cost of nearly $ 20 000 for a single time. Hence, the municipality can hire us to support us or any other company that knows the subject. Are not tied to us.

With $ 200 000 a year can do more for the benefit of the community rather than pay a fee for use of computers. This is only a servant of a municipality. Imagine the cost of all licenses of Windows, Office and other programs used by the state. How we could save by using free software and the money spent would stay in training national professionals, instead of paying multinationals.

Sincerely,

Rafael Bonifaz

PD. The main free software community in Ecuador:
www.ecualug.org

One person who was responsible for reviewing the emails told me and what I do with this?, I read the message and told him, give me the answer.

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Today's blog by Charles Escobar , I have heard that the CONESUP has informed the directors of the Country on the Decree 1014 of Free Software .

This speaks well that we are on the right track. I hope that universities and start applying it to give courses in greater depth the issue of Free Software.

In good hour, comrades!

This forum on the 1014 Act will be made ​​on the radio program of Science and Technology Multimedia Urban World 106.

Participants: Charles Escobar (President of the ASLE ), Ernesto Kruger (President of the AESOFT ), Rafael Bonifaz (Director of the Free Software Informatics Secretariat ), Esteban Mendieta Jara (Presidential Adviser)

Moderators: Jose Rivera ( 106 Multimedia ), Paulina Paredes ( PC World )

Live by the 106.9 FM, Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time: 11:30 to 12:30

Can follow through internet

For people who could no longer live interview am available the same

Decree 1014 Free Software Forum [50:37 m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Yesterday, Thursday April 10, 2008, the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa Delgado , signed the 1014 decree by which the Free Software becomes a state policy to be adopted by all entities.

This has been a big step for the Ecuadorian community of free software, because a year ago the President by a video declared a state policy on use. Today it is a reality.

Not only the citizen's revolution is underway, but also the technological revolution.

The decree can be downloaded from here .

Ahead free software, go ahead!

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