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:PC Pro: French Ministry Ditches Microsoft for MandrakeLinux
PC Pro: French Ministry Ditches Microsoft for MandrakeLinux
Jul 9, 2004, 13 :00 UTC (14 Talkback[s]) (11435 reads)
(Other stories by Matt Whipp)

[ Thanks to Matt Whipp for this link. ]

"The French government has put its money where its mouth is and announced a deal to replace 1,500 copies of Microsoft server with home-grown open source Linux software from Mandrake.

"Several government departments, such as the Ministry of Culture, already use MandrakeLinux. But it recently said it was considering expanding its use of open source software..."

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Reuters: France Challenges Microsoft in Software Re-Fit(Jun 18, 2004)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
It is good to read that yet another gove ...   Government Adoption   
horne
Jul 9, 2004, 13:21:44  
While generally no fan of the French,I t ...   French vote for Freedom   
Stuart DeGraaf
Jul 9, 2004, 13:22:58  
If I were [Steve] Ballmer (sp), I'd ...   What to do?   
charles
Jul 9, 2004, 13:37:10  
yet France voted PRO the directive of th ...   great, but   
jodebaer
Jul 9, 2004, 14:00:39  
I think the trend we are seeing here is ...   It's not about the money   
Donald
Jul 9, 2004, 14:20:48  
The idea about Paradox is certainly inte ...   Re: What to do?   
Zinc Chameleon
Jul 9, 2004, 14:41:14  
Everytime I see an article about the Fre ...   Is Paris Burning?   
John Helms
Jul 9, 2004, 14:43:10  
Already changed my Windows 98 for Mandra ...   Opinion   
amia
Jul 9, 2004, 15:36:15  
The GanttProject (Java based GPL project ...   Re: Government Adoption   
chemicalscum
Jul 9, 2004, 16:06:53  
Hi. I (quickly) found the download page ...   Re: Re: What to do?   
Joe User
Jul 9, 2004, 17:43:52  
One of the guys in Munich put it well: t ...   French and Germans looking ahead   
Cole Thompson
Jul 9, 2004, 18:18:59  
They are only replacing servers but its ...   servers   
hey
Jul 9, 2004, 18:35:10  
It is already done .... Rekall.... go lo ...   Re: What to do?   
codepunk
Jul 9, 2004, 21:15:42  
What is needed now is for those governme ...   Funding research   
Abe
Jul 9, 2004, 23:49:47  
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