The new state governments are on the verge of drafting new policy directives. For those who have access to influence here are some classic debates (with inputs from free software community in Brazil, Argentina and Peru - according to the words of Dr Edgar David Villanueva.) The bill ---> http://www.dewtronics.com/peru2ms/free_software_bill.html (or http://www.opensource.org/docs/bill-EngTrans.php) Response to Microsoft comments ---> http://www.gnu.org.pe/resmseng.html CK Raju Thrissur