French police switch from Windows to Linux

Mar 23, 2009, 15:02 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Russ Creech)

"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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