WSIS delegates fail to agree on a resolution about « supporting » open source software. The draft was changed to use « encourage » after objections by U.S.

What was the US doing at this conference? The little story has it that the summit, originally an Asian Regional Conference mutated into an Asia Pacific meeting because ESCAP insisted on participating. Here is the list of member states to the UNESCAP.

Update (03/02/03): The Register has an article on this story, which raises the same concerns.