A new post on Acts of Volition points out that the Green Party of Canada uses and endorses open source software. Very sensible policy. As well tehy advocate making any taxpayer-funded software available under an open licence, and reducing teh length of software patents.

Now what we need is proportional representation in Canada's electoral system. Because a person's vote should still count even if they live in a solid Liberal / Conservative / Bloc Quebecois / NDP riding and happens to think different.

I was just about to bitch out the NDP for using proprietary Microsoft software on their web server, which I remember from the last time I checked, but checking netcraft's results for ndp.ca it looks like they've switched over to Linux as well. Good for them, and they're a party that might win quite a few seats this time around, what with the other parties making it so easy for them.

Apparently those hippies at the Marijuana Party run on the Operating System of diviants and social misfits as well. Good for them.