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CampaignFoundations.com's Partners have both joined the Free Software Foundations' signon letter encouraging non-profits to forgo the proprietary lockin provided by Microsoft so-called Vista "upgrade".

"The same secure, stable, free software which runs CF's servers which host our clients' sites also runs our desktop computers," said Hugh Esco, a partner in the web application hosting and development firm, serving the needs of Green Parties, their candidates and Green minded non-profits. "The scope and pace of development within the Free Software community leaves few reasons to consider the proprietary alternatives. And the risks to our own freedom and the environment leave plenty of reasons why we ought to reject the proprietary options."

Governments, businesses and non-profits around the world have discovered the benefits of Free and Open Source Software, which encourages collaboration and synergy in application development. And any number of distributions of the Gnu/Linux operating system offer a desktop work environment which now rivals anything offered by Microsoft.

"As Greens we understand the importance of making economic decisions which support shared ownership over the infrastructure which runs our businesses, facilitates our communication, work and play," said Esco. "A migration to Free software tools offers us so much more than an extended life for old hardware. It permits us to re-assert control over the machines which have become such an integral part of every aspect of our lives."