Linuxjournal reports that most Democratic contenders for the presidency run Apache as their webserver software, while George Bush uses Microsoft IIS.

I’ve done some investigation work of my own. Kudos to the Labour Party for using Apache, while the Conservatives and more shockingly, the Lib Dems are faithful to Microsoft.

The Labour Party’s own taste for Linux doesn’t spread much to other Government websites though - Number 10 and Parliament use IIS as well. But three cheers for the Deputy Prime Minister, as his office uses Apache.

Worryingly, the Government’s e-Envoy and the UKOnline portal refuse to disclose what server they have (although Netcraft records that they’ve used Lotus Domino and Apache in the past), presumably as they’re worried at being hacked. Not good signs that we have a transparent or secure e-government, is it? They should take a leaf out of the Iraqi Provisional Authority’s book - they happily disclose they are using Netscape Enterprise.