French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 04:09 PM

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After the gendarmes and the Ministry of Culture, it's the French MPs' turn
to switch to open source. From June 2007, PCs in French deputes' offices
will be equipped with a Linux operating system and open source productivity
software.
The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the UMP
party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on an open
source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email client.

A spokesperson for the parliament's administration said a decision as to the
choice of OS and email client hasn't yet been taken. Currently, some of the
parliament's servers have been running Linux, with Apache web servers and
the Mambo content management system.
The project was the subject of a study by Atos Origin, whose conclusions
convinced the French parliament, the Assemblee Nationale. "The study showed
that open source software will from now on offer functionality adapted to
the needs of MPs, and will allow us to make substantial savings despite the
associated migration and training costs," the parliament said.
Open source supporters have welcomed the decision. Benoit Sibaud, president
of the Association for the research into and promotion of open source
computing, said the decision to migrate to open source will allow the
Assemblee Nationale to have greater control over its IT, without depending
on any one vendor, and to realize a better use of public money.
This will be the first case of a French public institution switching its PCs
onto a Linux operating system. Previous open source initiatives concerned
servers, as was the case with the Minstry of Agriculture, or OpenOffice and
Firefox, which were brought into use by France's gendarmerie.

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Mike

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 08:35 PM

"MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
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> The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the UMP
> party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on an open
> source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email client.

Wow - 1154 machines! Quite a coup for Linux!

Let's face it, the French aren't terribly bright. Half will never be
converted, and the others will come screaming back to Windows within 2
years.

Mike

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 08:57 PM

I think that just doubled the desktop install base for linux. :-)

"Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
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> "MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
> news:ufFcc5jEHHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the UMP
>> party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on an
>> open source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email
>> client.
>
> Wow - 1154 machines! Quite a coup for Linux!
>
> Let's face it, the French aren't terribly bright. Half will never be
> converted, and the others will come screaming back to Windows within 2
> years.
>
> Mike
>

John Barnes

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 09:06 PM

But not it's usage since they never work. :-)

"Gary" <Gary@somewhere.usa> wrote in message
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>I think that just doubled the desktop install base for linux. :-)
>
>
> "Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
> news:C3BBE66B-DB7E-48B2-9983-8DB40544667F@microsoft.com...
>> "MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
>> news:ufFcc5jEHHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the
>>> UMP party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on
>>> an open source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email
>>> client.
>>
>> Wow - 1154 machines! Quite a coup for Linux!
>>
>> Let's face it, the French aren't terribly bright. Half will never be
>> converted, and the others will come screaming back to Windows within 2
>> years.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>

Mike

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 09:40 PM

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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> But not it's usage since they never work. :-)
>
> "Gary" <Gary@somewhere.usa> wrote in message
> news:%23R$oXamEHHA.4280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I think that just doubled the desktop install base for linux. :-)

BaDaBing!

Mike

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 11:30 PM

My prediction is that Vista will destroy Microsoft, and that a new user
friendly version of
Linux will emerge that will gradually replace windows.

This transformation will take about 5 years. 2007 - 2012

I am very sure about this. You will see... and after 5 years it will be you
laughing
at the memory that once you used windows and you thought that was cool,
or you will be clinging on your vista machine still... an endangered
species.

"Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
news:C3BBE66B-DB7E-48B2-9983-8DB40544667F@microsoft.com...

> "MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
> news:ufFcc5jEHHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the UMP
>> party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on an
>> open source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email
>> client.
>
> Wow - 1154 machines! Quite a coup for Linux!
>
> Let's face it, the French aren't terribly bright. Half will never be
> converted, and the others will come screaming back to Windows within 2
> years.
>
> Mike
>

Gary

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 11:47 PM

I have been hearing the same old story for years about Linux.
Maybe you should give it more like 20 years or more.

"MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
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> My prediction is that Vista will destroy Microsoft, and that a new user
> friendly version of
> Linux will emerge that will gradually replace windows.
>
> This transformation will take about 5 years. 2007 - 2012
>
> I am very sure about this. You will see... and after 5 years it will be
> you
> laughing
> at the memory that once you used windows and you thought that was cool,
> or you will be clinging on your vista machine still... an endangered
> species.
>
> "Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
> news:C3BBE66B-DB7E-48B2-9983-8DB40544667F@microsoft.com...
>> "MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
>> news:ufFcc5jEHHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the
>>> UMP
>>> party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on an
>>> open source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email
>>> client.
>>
>> Wow - 1154 machines! Quite a coup for Linux!
>>
>> Let's face it, the French aren't terribly bright. Half will never be
>> converted, and the others will come screaming back to Windows within 2
>> years.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>
>

Mike

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-27-2006, 11:47 PM

"MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
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> My prediction is that Vista will destroy Microsoft, and that a new user
> friendly version of
> Linux will emerge that will gradually replace windows.

You wish. "User friendly Linux" is an oxymoron.

> This transformation will take about 5 years. 2007 - 2012

Only in your dreams.

Every year since 2001 has been "the year of LOTD". Now it's "somewhere
between now and 2012". Uh huh, whatever.

> I am very sure about this. You will see... and after 5 years it will be
> you
> laughing
> at the memory that once you used windows and you thought that was cool,
> or you will be clinging on your vista machine still... an endangered
> species.

It's not a question of "what's cool and what isn't cool". It never has
been. It's a question of software. Until all of the software -
particularly business software - gets ported there is no reason to run
Linux.

People don't run an OS to "be cool", or as an end to itself. It's to run
apps. Linux hasn't got any.

Besides, Linux is the opposite of cool. If you feel the need to "be cool",
go get a Mac and "be cool".

Mike

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-28-2006, 01:46 AM

> It's not a question of "what's cool and what isn't cool". It never has

> been. It's a question of software. Until all of the software -
> particularly business software - gets ported there is no reason to run
> Linux.

Yes, and also for hardware and development tools.

MS uses 5 major parts to fortify and synergize its market stands, OS,
Office, development tools, servers, and misc (toys, hardware, etc.).

Again, it is a hopeless wish but the only way for competing against it is
breaking it up to 4 (or 5) different companies (something DOJ has been
trying with little success) so each component cannot utilize (or take
advantages of) works from other divisions (or companies).

And it will take the whole Open Source community to realize and recognize
this before they can come up any meaningful strategy for competing against
this giant. One by one, they are simply not even close to what this company
has.

"Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
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> "MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
> news:u0GKOynEHHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> My prediction is that Vista will destroy Microsoft, and that a new user
>> friendly version of
>> Linux will emerge that will gradually replace windows.
>
> You wish. "User friendly Linux" is an oxymoron.
>
>> This transformation will take about 5 years. 2007 - 2012
>
> Only in your dreams.
>
> Every year since 2001 has been "the year of LOTD". Now it's "somewhere
> between now and 2012". Uh huh, whatever.
>
>> I am very sure about this. You will see... and after 5 years it will be
>> you
>> laughing
>> at the memory that once you used windows and you thought that was cool,
>> or you will be clinging on your vista machine still... an endangered
>> species.
>
> It's not a question of "what's cool and what isn't cool". It never has
> been. It's a question of software. Until all of the software -
> particularly business software - gets ported there is no reason to run
> Linux.
>
> People don't run an OS to "be cool", or as an end to itself. It's to run
> apps. Linux hasn't got any.
>
> Besides, Linux is the opposite of cool. If you feel the need to "be
> cool", go get a Mac and "be cool".
>
> Mike
>

MicroFox

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Re: French MPs dump Windows for Linux

Posted: 11-28-2006, 07:09 AM

shut up and see what I say unfold before your eyes

"Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
news:E1FDE449-B016-4FD3-8972-958B4825CB84@microsoft.com...

> "MicroFox" <-> wrote in message
> news:u0GKOynEHHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> My prediction is that Vista will destroy Microsoft, and that a new user
>> friendly version of
>> Linux will emerge that will gradually replace windows.
>
> You wish. "User friendly Linux" is an oxymoron.
>
>> This transformation will take about 5 years. 2007 - 2012
>
> Only in your dreams.
>
> Every year since 2001 has been "the year of LOTD". Now it's "somewhere
> between now and 2012". Uh huh, whatever.
>
>> I am very sure about this. You will see... and after 5 years it will be
>> you
>> laughing
>> at the memory that once you used windows and you thought that was cool,
>> or you will be clinging on your vista machine still... an endangered
>> species.
>
> It's not a question of "what's cool and what isn't cool". It never has
> been. It's a question of software. Until all of the software -
> particularly business software - gets ported there is no reason to run
> Linux.
>
> People don't run an OS to "be cool", or as an end to itself. It's to run
> apps. Linux hasn't got any.
>
> Besides, Linux is the opposite of cool. If you feel the need to "be
> cool", go get a Mac and "be cool".
>
> Mike
>

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