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EU Studies Linux Migration

Posted by michael on from the reverse-assimilation dept.

LeftOfCentre writes "The Register reports that the European Commision, the executive arm of the 380 million population European Union, has decided to spend 250,000 Euros on studying how government computers in EU states could be migrated to Linux and open source."

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  1. Re:Taxes by blancolioni · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know most European nations are generally socialist at their core and tax their citizens quite heavily.

    I pay about the same amount of tax here as I did when I lived in the US. The difference is that in the EU, the money goes to social policies; while in the US it goes on the military.

  2. Re:Fasibility Study Only - As yet.... by plugger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Police in the UK are also piloting a Linux desktop system. Reported here.