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French police switch from Windows to Linux

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“There are many arguments for or against switching from Windows
to Linux. Many times these arguments are based more in fanaticism
than fact.

“In a recent report, the French national police force,
Gendarmerie Nationale, has provided some great facts supporting the
switch from Windows to Linux.

“In 2002, the Gendarmerie Nationale adopted a strictly
open-standards IT policy in order to improve inter-organisation
communications.”

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