Speaking of opensource

[xavier . bury]

Two articles i saw today:
one in slashdot: Paris going opensource
http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/05/11/21/180220.shtml?tid=185tid=219

one in the register: Vienna too...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/22/vienna_goes_open/

My question is this: Sooner or later governments will do so too
to minimize costs and enhance their administrations... 

Though it sounds logical, it's not certain...

However what is certain is that education is going the way
their governments will tell them... 

Think Rev can start a new education revolution? ;)

cheers
Xavier


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Re: Speaking of opensource

[Stephen Barncard]

Two articles i saw today:
one in slashdot: Paris going opensource
http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/05/11/21/180220.shtml?tid=185tid=219


And that link goes to another link - and deep inside the article a chestnut:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1941298570;fp;16;fpid;0

This strategic direction resulted in the interconnection of the city 
authority's scattered offices, and a plan to replace or upgrade the 
many applications on which the city relies. Paris plans to introduce 
a new payroll system on Jan. 1, and then replace other elements of 
its accounting, purchasing and human resources management systems 
through 2007 and 2008. Would-be suppliers of these applications must 
show that their products can be integrated at the desktop and server 
levels with free software components, the city said. Bids based on 
open-source software will be considered on the same basis as bids 
using proprietary software, it said.



Mr. X, Eric, Frederic and the other French Revolutionaries will have 
a lot more work soon!! There will always be a need for Rev apps to 
glue it all together. Congratulations.

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stephen barncard
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