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=185&tid=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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