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France Considers Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the save-a-franc-or-two dept.

joestar writes "Reuters today announced that the French Government is considering Open Source Software adoption as an excellent alternative to reduce their IT costs. A cost reduction of several hundred millions dollars is planned by replacing proprietary licenses by Open-Source solutions. 'Microsoft must return to being one supplier to the state among others', declared a government Minister. France's culture, agriculture and finance ministries had already signed deals with Mandrakesoft for first Linux deployment tests. After Munich's new move in Germany, it seems that Open Source Software is currently a major movement in old Europe."

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  1. If France starts using Open Source... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    then it will from now on be known as Freedom Source up on Capitol Hill.

  2. Open Source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You mean, Free as in Freedom Fries?