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French Military Police Switches to Firefox

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the open-source-poster-child dept.

Oslo_the_CKC writes to tell us that French Magazine Linux Pratique recently published an interview with General Brachet of the Gendarmie Nationale. In the interview he discusses why they have moved over 100,000 personnel over to Firefox and Thunderbird (70,000 and 45,000 respectively). This follows on last year's switch to OpenOffice.org so it seems like the French Military Police are enjoying the success of open source.

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  1. In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia, Firefox switches to YOU!

  2. Good for them! by Luscious868 · · Score: -1, Redundant
    French Military Police are enjoying the success of open source

    Good for them! After all, the French Military deserve a success at least once a century.

  3. When reached for comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ... French President Jacques Chirac surrendered.

    When informed that his country was not under attack, Mr. Chirac declared victory and called for more wine.

  4. More surrender crap?? by etresoft · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Less than a dozen comments so far and the majority are "surrender" jokes. Where are my moderator points when I need them?

  5. Let's bash the French by LordSnooty · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Come on guys, only two posts relating this story to surrendering or capitulation in a military arena.... very poor. You gung-ho chaps can do so much better. I'm sure that's the only reason the story made the front page.

  6. The French surrendered?!?!? by SoloTraveller · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Sounds like another case of the French surrendering again to me!! ;)

  7. Does that mean... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 0, Redundant

    we have to call it FreedomFox now?

  8. FireFox...? by Don+Muraco · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I thought it was Freedom Fox... wakka wakka

    --
    The Don... The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.