I think that you should read this-
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/french-army-sides-with-mozilla-in -email-war-20091211-kn3k.html
BC
Hi, I knew about this one, and surely a lot of armies in the world used OSS to derive software for their own use (opensource means that the code has been completely audited...and can be edited to fit your needs). Sometimes, this effort can profit to people. I was more talking about administrations, schools, academic institutions where MS software is dominant and where a good IT politic could save a lot of money. Apart some features existing only on MS office, a lot persons could use open office instead. And for windows licenses, a lot of people just need a computer to surf the net, send e-mails and write/read letters, spreadsheets.... no need of proprietary softwares. Some people tell me that we would have to teach them how to use linux.... well see my previous answer to Lynn. If someone has never use a computer before, using linux is not more complicated than using windows (once the system id correctly setup). And anyway, our institutions pays to teach their employee how to use MS software ! They can pay someone to teach them how to use OSS instead ! And if this effort is made in schools, in no time young peoples will be trained to use linux... I am not saying that we must banish proprietary softwares from our schools or administrations, but since we pay them, and that there is good (sometime better) free alternatives, a good politic is to consider these alternatives and use only proprietary software when needed (specific uses). Cheers Matthias -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org