p2pnet - rss feed: France goes Ubuntu
p2pnet.net news:- “ZUT ALORS!” - says The Inquirer. “In a bid to save cash, the French Parliament is planning to switch to flavour of the month Linux distro, Ubuntu.”
And indeed, says LaTribune, the National Assembly initiative could be interpreted as a political decision aimed at fostering the growth of an open source software industry in France.
More than 400 French firms are already specializing in developing open source software and predictions are that the sector could create some 50,000 jobs in France between now and 2010, says the story.
“Following this recommendation two companies, Linagora and Unilog, have been selected to provide the members of the Parliament as well as their assistants new computers containing free software,” says Fridge. “This will amount to 1,154 new computers running Ubuntu prior to the start of the next session which occurs in June 2007.”
Ubuntu is a, “free, open source Linux-based operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should ‘Just Work’, TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release (and with 6.06 LTS you get 3 years on the desktop and 5 on the server!),” says the official site.
“Ubuntu ships with the latest GNOME release as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.”
Also See:
The Inquirer - La belle France dit ‘Oui’ á Ubuntu, March 12, 2007
LaTribune - L’Assemblée nationale choisit le logiciel libre, March 9, 2007
Fridge - The French Parliament switches to Ubuntu, March, 2007
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March 13th, 2007 at 6:52 am
this is the way to go.Bravo France
March 13th, 2007 at 10:13 am
I been using Ubuntu for the past three months and for a free operating system you can not beat it. Nero has the software for running your cd and dvd burners at a low cost. The only short fall I have found is in the software department. With windows theirs and endless supply and with france moving to ubuntu the softwar pool will deepen. The best part of all is this is a black eye for micro soft and with a country backing Ubuntu it has a chance to grow.