[Liverpool] Biggest official move into Open Source/Free Software? Ever?

[Sebastian Arcus]

Thanks for that Bob. That's very interesting. I knew that there have 
been other similar initiatives - I just didn't realise how small the 
Icelandic population actually is :D

Sebastian


On 24/03/12 09:20, Bob Ham wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-03-24 at 07:37 +0000, Sebastian Arcus wrote:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/23/iceland_goes_opensource/
>
> This is great news.  Fortunately though, I'm delighted to say that it is
> far from the biggest official move :-)
>
>
> The city of Munich has mandated a switch to Linux.  They have a
> population of 1.3 million whereas Iceland has a population of only
> 318000.
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/limux-munich-linux-migration-project-reports-success
>
>
> Peru, with a population of 29.6 million, has a legislated that
> government departments cannot buy "systems that tie users into any
> particular type of software or that limits information autonomy".
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/29/peru_goes_open_source/
>
>
> Brazil, with a population of 195 million, has a strongly pro-open source
> stance within government.  In addition, there have been laws passed in
> some states that stipulate a preference for open source software.
>
> http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/11/61257
>
>
> Even our own humble United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
> has policies that open source software should be preferred.
>
> http://www.techweb.com/news/51201307/uk-gives-open-source-the-ok.html
>
> There have even been moves away from proprietary software, similar to
> Munich's.  My old employer, Bristol City Council, dictated a move away
> from Microsoft Office to Star Office back in 2004.  I must admit, it was
> refreshing to work in a centrally managed corporate environment and yet
> have a free software office suite in the OS menu :-)
>
> http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240058798/Bristol-City-Council-spurns-Microsoft-for-Star-Office
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