http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3400404/french-govt-use-postgresql-libreoficce-in-free-software-adoption-push/"French government agencies could become more active participants in
free software projects, under an action plan sent by Prime Minister
Jean-Marc Ayrault in a letter to ministers, while software giants
Microsoft and Oracle might lose out as the government pushes free
software such as LibreOffice or PostgreSQL in some areas."
Wow. A letter from the Prime Minister.
"He also wants them to reinvest between 5 percent and 10 percent of
the money they save through not paying for proprietary software
licenses, spending it instead on contributing to the development of
the free software."
ÜBER WOW! If only a couple of governments did this, the Open Source
world would be transformed!!
Hello, Government of Canada? Shared Services?
--crickets--
-Glen Newton
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