French parliament opts for Linux
p2pnet.net News:- France’s police service and Ministry of Culture and Communication are going open source.
“Starting in June 2007, PCs in French deputes’ offices will be equipped with a Linux operating system and open-source productivity software,” says CNET News.
“The project, backed by parliament members Richard Cazenave and Bernard Carayon of the Union for a Popular Movement party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on Linux, with OpenOffice.org productivity software, the Firefox Web browser and an open-source e-mail client.”
Will France also opt for Linux distribution and e-mail? The decison hasn’t yet been made, says the story, adding:
“Currently, some of the parliament’s servers have been running Linux, with Apache Web servers and the Mambo content management system.”
Also See:
CNET News – French parliament dumping Windows for Linux, November 28, 2006
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