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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-source-leads-gendarme-arrest-spending
"But eliminating software license fees isn't the only way the service is keeping francs in the frocks of French taxpayers.1 Lt. Colonel Guimard revealed that the cost of updates, as well, has been trimmed dramatically, with what was once a year-long process with techs traveling to the four corners of the earth to keep anti-virus and other applications up-to-date is now a two-week process that requires no travel at all!"
http://www.unixmen.com/news-today/425-almost-entire-public-sector-in-france-is-using-open-source-
"Almost the entire public sector, 96 percent, is using open source, says a French market survey. "
Traditionally we laugh at the French but there is nothing funny about saving £50.000.000 of taxpayers money.
Why are our leaders in Britain not looking at alternatives to Microsoft more seriously ??
Oh I forgot !
They are still working on their expense claims.
An of course Microsoft have told them that GNU/Linux systems are not ready or able to be put to use in the real world.
"But eliminating software license fees isn't the only way the service is keeping francs in the frocks of French taxpayers.1 Lt. Colonel Guimard revealed that the cost of updates, as well, has been trimmed dramatically, with what was once a year-long process with techs traveling to the four corners of the earth to keep anti-virus and other applications up-to-date is now a two-week process that requires no travel at all!"
http://www.unixmen.com/news-today/425-almost-entire-public-sector-in-france-is-using-open-source-
"Almost the entire public sector, 96 percent, is using open source, says a French market survey. "
Traditionally we laugh at the French but there is nothing funny about saving £50.000.000 of taxpayers money.
Why are our leaders in Britain not looking at alternatives to Microsoft more seriously ??
Oh I forgot !
They are still working on their expense claims.
An of course Microsoft have told them that GNU/Linux systems are not ready or able to be put to use in the real world.