French Parliament chooses Ubuntu
When French MPs and their assistants return from
their summer break this June, they will conduct parliamentary business on PCs
running Ubuntu.
When French MPs and their assistants return from
their summer break this June, they will conduct parliamentary business on PCs running Ubuntu. From the next session of
parliament, 1,154 desks will feature the Linux-based
PCs.
As well as using the Ubuntu distro, the MPs and their assistants will also use Firefox, OpenOffice and Mozilla’s messaging client Thunderbird, and other tailored applications.
The French lower house is already using open source software elsewhere in its IT systems, including Apache web server and the Mambo content management system. The MPs’ move to open source is the first concerning a switch of operating system—previous initiatives have been more focused on servers (such as the Agriculture Ministry), OpenOffice (such as the gendarmerie) or Firefox (such as the French tax office).
Buried in the story is another tidbit. They’ve budgeted about $100K for this changeover. I doubt if our Congress could change toilet paper vendors for that little.
As well as using the Ubuntu distro, the MPs and their assistants will also use Firefox, OpenOffice and Mozilla’s messaging client Thunderbird, and other tailored applications.
The French lower house is already using open source software elsewhere in its IT systems, including Apache web server and the Mambo content management system. The MPs’ move to open source is the first concerning a switch of operating system—previous initiatives have been more focused on servers (such as the Agriculture Ministry), OpenOffice (such as the gendarmerie) or Firefox (such as the French tax office).
Buried in the story is another tidbit. They’ve budgeted about $100K for this changeover. I doubt if our Congress could change toilet paper vendors for that little.
Posted: Tue - March 13, 2007 at 07:44 AM