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French gvt to use Open source to reduce cost...

  • 18-06-2004 11:30am
    #1
    raphaelS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭


    I couldn't find an article in English (I'm sure it will be reported later today in English:
    http://actualite.free.fr/actu.pl?doc=france/3_2004-06-18T124804Z_01_MAT834615_RTRIDST_0_OFRTP-FRANCE-INFORMATIQUE-DUTREIL-20040618.XML

    They'll be using Linux, OpenOffice, Mozilla, Apache, MySQL, Evolution to reduce their costs. They've been on trial in many public services for a while and contracts have been signed with MandrakeSoft.

    At the moment 95% of the PC are using Microsoft, and 2/3 of the servers are already working with OpenSource.
    They hope to reduce the cost of software by 2.

    They also want to use VoIP to reduce their phone bill.


    Raphael


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  • #2
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Nice, but it could be seen as a way of pumping some cash into Mandrake to keep it healthy (it is after all french the french Gov like all EU Govs likes subs to it's own native comps).


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