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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... ~:->

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

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

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    The real Ralph Yarro posts as Anonymous Coward. Anyone else is an impostor.
  3. Re:Does this mean by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, they're using fenêtres instead :)