[wilhelmtux-discussion] [bytesforall_readers] NEWS: New initiative packages Free Software for Governments

Alex Schroeder alex at gnu.org
Sam Jun 28 15:29:53 CEST 2003


Die angehängte mail fand ich spannend, weil hier mit damit geworben
wird, dass andere Länder diese Distro schon eingeführt hätten, etc.
Keine Ahnung wer das Free Software Consortium ist...

Alex.



New initiative packages Free Software for Governments

SOMEWHERE IN CYBERSPACE, June 20: Governments bold enough to opt for the 
freedom that comes with Free Software now have another tool in their 
armoury that will make their switchover easier.
 
A Free Software package know as Government Distro was launched on June
19th  by the Free Software Consortium (FSC), a global organisation dedicated to 
the  promotion and distribution of Free Sofware.

Free Software gives its users the freedom to run, study, redistribute and 
improve the vital code that goes into the software programs, and a number 
of governments across the globe have been either opting for it or 
seriously studing its potential in anticipation of a switch-over.

Some governments have favoured Free Software not just for its 
technological prowess, but also for the transparency it offers, its 
affordability and its very 'sharable' nature without being encumbered by 
licensing restrictions.

Government Distro is a compilation of programmes that are already 
being widely used by the public sector in Brazil, Argentina and Spain. 

It contains the GNU/Linux Operating System, an Office suite called Open 
Office, email and instant messenger, and many other applications, 
according to a statement from the Free Software Consortium.

"Government Distro is meant to be the first big step towards the
implementation of Free Software in the public sector around the world",
says Jaco Ainzenman, one of the FSC founders, and current Business
Development Government Body Coordinator.

"All these programs have been used and tested previously, in order to
certify its functionality.  They have all being designed by highly
talented hackers all around the world," said Ainzenman.

The a full version of Government Distro is available for download at  
www.fsc.cc/governmentdistro.
  
All the programmes in Government Distro are user-friendly and have been in 
used since 1999.  Besides, Free Software Consortium is offering technical 
assitance for Government Distro users.  

More information is available from governmentdistro at fsc.cc 



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