Knowing their politics by their software

[Jim Herrmann]

 From the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/527974.html

 From the article:
In a campaign season of polarization, when Republicans and Democrats 
seem far apart on issues like Iraq, the economy and leadership style, it 
is perhaps not surprising that the parties find themselves on different 
sides in the politics of software as well.

The Web sites of Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and of the 
Democratic National Committee run mainly on the technology of the 
computing counterculture: open-source software that is distributed free, 
and improved and debugged by far-flung networks of programmers.

In the other corner, the Web sites of President George W. Bush and the 
Republican National Committee run on software supplied by the corporate 
embodiment of big business - Microsoft.

Putting on my flame resistant underwear.  I'm just reporting.  :-)

Peace,
Jim

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          progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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