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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. Why the switch? by Dog+Chapman · · Score: -1, Troll

    I guess they surrendered to the superiority of Firefox.

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    1. Re:Why the switch? by SebNukem · · Score: -1, Troll

      It's amazing to see the same redneck comment rated +Funny over and over.

      Only on slashdot by moderator slashbots.

      I will keep posting this link until some people learn something. I heard some people could. I guess it's just a little harder with Americans but there's always hope.

    2. Re:Why the switch? by P3NIS_CLEAVER · · Score: 0, Troll

      ...and stupid asshole are you!

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  2. And the French Say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We Surrender!!!

  3. Almost there... by GillBates0 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now, if they could just get the enemies to use opensource software instead of the traditional weapons and artillery they'd be all set.

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    An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
  4. Re:More surrender crap?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's the spirit man! We need to mod ALL of them up! Mods! Get cracking!

    ...

    (What's that? The French Mods surrendered? Damn.)

  5. Re:More surrender crap?? by GregNorc · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, I feel your pain, not one has reached +5 Insightful yet!

    But on a serious note, not simply to you, but everyone: No one cares about how you'd use your points. If you find you want them so badly, go do meta-mod instead of sitting here whining.

  6. Quote from French General by mattOzan · · Score: -1, Troll

    "I, for one, welcome our new open source overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted political leader I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground coding caves."

  7. This is not news. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We don't really need a story every time we get a "Such and Such orginaztion switches to firefox/linux/apple" article. It seems to be a daily occurance nowadays. I know This is going to be marked troll, but I'm tired of seeing these barley news-worthy stories on the frontpage.

  8. Funny you would be the 1st to crack Redneck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    jokes...ah but that is still PC in your sick little liberal world isn't it asswipe???

  9. Re:Obligatory distasteful WWII jibe by Pyrion · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Maginot Line was no analogous firewall. It was more like a sieve.

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  10. Re:WWII by TrevelyanL85A2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Part of that 20 million also died from the Russian's own hand for political crimes....