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French National Assembly Embraces Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the va-la-penguins dept.

eldavojohn writes "The French National Assembly is in the news as they have recently switched to Linux, OpenOffice.org & open source software at the request of several deputy members. Bernard Carayon wrote it it into the proposal entitled 'On Equal Terms' [French PDF]. From the article, 'IT staff at the National Assembly have almost six months to prepare the switch to open source.' The same document urged France to adopt ODF as a standard. Hopefully things go more smoothly for them than the Birmingham library effort."

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  1. Well... by jo42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess now we'll have to stop making fun of the French... ~:->

    1. Re:Well... by dbolger · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why, because they surrendered to Tux? :)

    2. Re:Well... by tepples · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, because France didn't surrender to Bill Gates III.

  2. New slogan by Ralph+Yarro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Freedom software... that's 'freedom' as in 'fries'.

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  3. Re:Good for them! by turgid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but the French are smelly. British people are not. French people use Linux and nuclear power. The British run Windows and burn gas and oil to make elecricity. The French are proud of their culture. Britain tries to be like America.

    See any connection?

    Where did I leave my pills?

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  4. Re:Does this mean by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, they're using fenêtres instead :)

  5. Re:I'm confused by Coeurderoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course they are going to hell, where else do you think they will be able to find loose women (or men) and good wine ?
    And of course all the dead pan humorist, and agnostics thinkers, funky artists and other enemy of orders.