French police switch from Windows to Linux

"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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