The Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) is a lobby group founded[1] in May 2002 in response to widespread international government interest in open source software.[1] The ISC website characterizes its membership as "committed to advancing the concept that multiple competing software markets should be allowed to develop and flourish unimpeded by government preference or mandate".[2]
According to many Free Software advocates such as Bruce Perens,[3] Microsoft founded ISC in reaction to the call for the adoption of Free Software by politicians in many countries.[4]
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) chairs the Initiative.[citation needed]