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Interview with Dr. Villanueva

Posted by michael on from the too-bright-to-be-in-government dept.

cigarky writes "I think many of us were very impressed by the recent letter of Peruvian Congressman Dr. Edgar David Villanueva Nuñez. Linux Today has a followup interview with more in-depth information."

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  1. Tragedy averted! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    The Congressman is getting more and more caught up with the open source and free software movements as time goes by. Villanueva was once invited to an event in Columbia where he was to meet with the Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman, and to his great disappointment this event had to be cancelled.
    Whew!
  2. Gotta love this guy. by Limburgher · · Score: 3, Funny

    Any chance he'd be willing to run for President in the U.S. in 04?

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    You are not the customer.

    1. Re:Gotta love this guy. by cmdr_beeftaco · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe he could get an H1-B visa. It seems likely that there no US citizens that have the skills needed to be Commander-In-Chief.

  3. Lets write him in by techstar25 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If every Slashdot reader wrote him in on the ballot, he would end up with more votes than Ross Perot.

    1. Re:Lets write him in by cmdr_beeftaco · · Score: 2, Funny

      Are you kidding, the way Slashdot readers spell he would be lucky to get a single vote. Earlier post couldn't even figure out his last name...

  4. FSF mtg. cancelled by slow_flight · · Score: 5, Funny

    Villanueva was once invited to an event in Columbia where he was to meet with the Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman, and to his great disappointment this event had to be cancelled.

    They refused to re-name the country GNU/Columbia.

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    Karma: Professionally Doomed (mostly affected by inability to keep opinions to self)
  5. Re:Write YOUR elected reps -- now! by Elbereth · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh yeah, that's going to work.

    "Deer Congresman,

    Please stop using Micro$uck's software in the federel stuff. GNU/LINUX ROX!! Like that letter in Peru. They got it write!

    Sinceerly,
    Anonymous Coward

    p.s. BAN MICRO$HAFT!!!!"