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French Parliament To Go Open Source

Posted by kdawson on from the desktops-and-all dept.

dhoyte writes, "Newsfactor.com reports that next June the French parliament will be switching from Microsoft to open source products such as Linux for desktops and servers and OpenOffice for day-to-day documents. They see it as a cost-cutting measure." The French have not settled on a Linux distribution yet. The article quotes an analyst voicing a note of caution: "'The evidence on the cost savings attributable to a switch to Linux has been mixed,' according to Chris Swenson, director of software industry analysis at research group NPD. 'There has been some evidence that companies have to spend a good deal on training and support after you deploy...'"

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  1. I find myself torn here. by DeadboltX · · Score: 0, Troll

    The French are always wrong, does this mean that open source is NOT the way to go for governments?

    As a user and supporter of open source I find myself confused and not knowing what to think.

    This is like as if AOL, a known evil, made something good.

    I just don't know.

  2. Re:Windows Retraining: A Red Herring by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Troll

    wrong shit for brains. they have both been released. now why don't you go back to fucking your mother you AC asshole.

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    If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
  3. Re:Always wrong? by AlexDV · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey, that goes both ways. If you are French, then you owe your very freedom to the Americans:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France

    If it weren't for the USA, you'd all be speaking German right now. Let's just call it even, shall we?

  4. Oh nooo Bill is going to loose so much money :) by ds18s20 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh nooo Bill is going to loose so much money :) French parliament - where is that, Modesto?