Alfredo Lopez, Co-director of May First/People Link, introduces Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).The progressive movement's committment to FOSS is a necessity, it's politically informed. From MF/PL Members' Statement of Unity: "We believe the attempts by a few to commercialize the Internet, divert its development and restrict its use run counter to the collaborative spirit of the Internet and contradict the best interests of humanity."MF/PL is an organization of progressive people who use the Internet. We have joined together to pool our resources to assure ourselves quality equipment and staff support and to improve our access to the Internet, enhance its function as a tool for mass communication and organizing, develop new technologies and uses for it, and help social justice movements use it effectively to collaborate.http://mayfirst.org Less