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Re: [News] All Members of the European Union Now Required to Exclusively Use GNU/Linux-based Software

  • Subject: Re: [News] All Members of the European Union Now Required to Exclusively Use GNU/Linux-based Software
  • From: Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:51:51 +0100
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Verily I say unto thee, that bbgruff spake thusly:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> | I found it interesting to hear that all of the members of the
>> | European Union (EU) are required to use open source Linux-based
>> | software exclusively, and this includes everything from operating
>> | systems to office applications. There is also a move afoot here in
>> | this country to attempt to do a similar thing.
> 
> Where the Dickens did the author get this from?
> 
> - or put it another way, it's news to me!

I just E-mailed Jeff Rowe to ask him.

When I get a response, I'll post it here.

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