Federico Heinz is a Latin-American programmer and Free Software advocate living in Argentina. He is a co-founder of Fundación Vía Libre, a non-profit organization that promotes the free flow of knowledge, and the use and development of Free Software. He has helped right legislators such a Argentina's Ing. Dragan, Dr. Conde, and Peru's Dr. Villanueva draft and defend legislation demanding the use of Free Software in all areas of public administration, without success.
He speaks fluent Spanish, English, and German.