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France Considers Open Source
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."
This is a joke... not a troll
"Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule." - Nietzsche
And the french know it! :D
Open source is great! It's like having an army of slaves from all around the world working for us. And you know what? They don't take a buck!
I love open source. It allows me to take the hard work of other people and sell it without my company spending money on development costs. That way, everyone benefits from it. Well, everyone but the original developers.
But hey, they will continue the development of those open source products. They don't care, my wallet don't care
They're happy, i'm happy!
Everyone's happy!!!
go go open source.
> their girls don't shave because french like hairs
Unlike the girls in your country, who shave and because they have beards.
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