[kictanet] French Prime Minister opts for technology freedom

[Evans Ikua]

 French government to use PostgreSQL and LibreOffice in free software
adoption push The plan could see up to 10 percent of money saved on
proprietary software licenses reinvested in improving free software

By Peter Sayer | IDG News Service | Published 16:05, 25 September 12

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<http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3377046/libreoffice-tackle-critical-bugs-with-hardhacks-program/>or
PostgreSQL in some areas.

Ayrault wants different branches of the French administration to use the
same free software as one another when possible, so as to share experience
and cut support costs. Until now, each ministry or agency has been left to
pursue its own strategy.

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. The administration already submits patches and bug fixes for the
applications it uses, but Ayrault wants to go beyond that, contributing to
or paying for the addition of new functionality to the software.

Please click this link for more
details<http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3400404/french-govt-use-postgresql-libreoficce-in-free-software-adoption-push/>

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