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[News] Holland's Free Software Tests Proving to be a Success!

  • Subject: [News] Holland's Free Software Tests Proving to be a Success!
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:35:40 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Open source test successful

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| 28 September 2007 - A test with open source software has been successful and 
| there are no technical impediments to introducing such software in the entire 
| municipal organisation, Amsterdam announced this week at a meeting organised 
| by the Ministry of the Interior.   
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http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl/English/2007/09/open_source_success.htm

That's another country that Free software will take over. It will assist
employment, too.


Recent:

Dutch politcal party's youth department switching to open source software

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| DWARS, the youth department of Dutch political party GroenLinks, wants open 
| source software to be the standard for computers and internet. 
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http://digg.com/linux_unix/Dutch_politcal_party_s_youth_department_switching_to_open_source_software


Decision on open source in December

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| If the outcome is positive, 10,000 municipality employees will change to open 
| source software. 
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http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl/English/2007/09/open_source.htm


Netherlands Picks ODF

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| Frank Heemskerk, Minister of Economic Affairs, announced today that ODF will 
| be the standard for reading, publishing and the exchange of information for 
| all governmental organisations. The deadline is January 2009.  
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http://gotze.eu/2007/09/netherlands-picks-odf.html


Russian Linux (ALTLinux) to be installed in every school in Russia

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| Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009. 
| Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied 
| software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication 
| stated at a press conference. According to Mr. Reiman, that might 
| significantly reduce Russian dependence on foreign software.    
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007%2F09%2F14%2F266177

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