A bit of #ComputerHistory:

It is approaching 25 years since Peruvian congressman Ser Edgar David Villanueva Núñez introduced Proposition 1609.

https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/CPC/archive/cyber-archive/fud-Msoft/Interview-of-Peruvian-FUD-Rebutter.html

This was a huge deal in the world of computing at the time, but is largely forgotten today, with largely no follow-up in the history books beyond 2002.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #history #Peru #PeruvianLaw