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On Nov 23, 2007 12:55 PM, Bryen wrote:

All these mentions of communities and agencies in other parts of the world adopting Linux enmasse is putting us Americans to shame. :-) Why can't we get that kind of adoption rate? :-(

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Fredag 23 november 2007 18:01 skrev Josef Assad:

Johannes Nohl wrote:

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A friend of mine in the UK is looking for examples of Linux and/or open source being used in public administration. I've named quite a few of the German examples, but if anyone's got a list or useful resources, I'd much appreciate it. From anywhere.

Often, a good argument for open source is via open standards.

Danish local authorities (kommuner, not sure how that translates) are moving to open standards[1], FWIW.

The Belgian government is there too[2]. This[3] Wikipedia page lists governments and other orgs which have adopted ODF which is exemplary of open standards which in turn open source arises from/facilitates.

One nice thing about getting to open source through open standards is that the ODF folks have done most of the legwork acquiring a portfolio. :)

JA

[1] http://videnskabsministeriet.dk/site/forside/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2007 /bred-aftale-om-aabne-standarder Sorry, Danish article. http://videnskabsministeriet.dk/site/frontpage/press/important-political-pr ogress-for-open-standards [2] http://www.belgif.be/index.php/Open_Document_Format_for_Office_Applications [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument_adoption

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Hi list, the danish parliament made it law on the 30th. of march 2006 to only allow,- as far as practically possible - the use of open standards in all public data exchange. The exact text, in danish, law no B103/30. march 2006 is here for reference: " Folketinget pålægger regeringen at sikre, at det offentliges brug af informationsteknologi, herunder brug af software, er baseret på åbne standarder. Regeringen bør senest den 1. januar 2008 indføre og vedligeholde et sæt af åbne standarder, der kan tjene til inspiration for øvrige offentlige myndigheder. Åbne standarder bør herefter være en del af grundlaget for det offentliges udvikling og indkøb af it-software med henblik på at fremme konkurrencen. Regeringen bør sikre, at alle digitale informationer og data, som det offentlige udveksler med borgere, virksomheder og institutioner, findes i formater, der er baseret på åbne standarder. " Now the wording of above was originally seen as quite weak by the OS community in Denmark. The actual implementation is however, growing. We do see advances in many places. First and foremost, most public web-sites may now be viewed using FF and others. All banks, although not covered by this lawtext, will now let customers use FF and others. Some public institutions will now recieve OO files. Certainly not all, but growing. Perhaps some other dane on this list will do a precise translation? If so, thank you in advance! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701 www.os-academy.dk +45 5696 4223 Denmark. Download 660 sider Rute's Linux tutorial af Paul Sheer. En fantastisk LINUX lærebog, hent den fra www.os-academy.dk +===============================================================+  Powered by openSUSE 10.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.18.8-0.5-bigsmp  KDE: 3.5.6 "release 25.2" 9:10pm oppe 4:27, 2 users, belastningennemsnit: 0,37, 0,20, 0,11 +===============================================================+ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 21:21 +0100, Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:

Fredag 23 november 2007 18:01 skrev Josef Assad:

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Often, a good argument for open source is via open standards.

Danish local authorities (kommuner, not sure how that translates) are moving to open standards[1], FWIW. To all; do consider reading this:

http://videnskabsministeriet.dk/site/frontpage/information-and-communication... (yes, the link IS correct, even it doesn't look so :-))

If I read that right, it says systems must be able to read both ODF and OOXML and write either one (their choice). And the decision will be reconsidered in about two years. So not too decisive or brave then :) Still, it's a start. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Per Jessen wrote:

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A friend of mine in the UK is looking for examples of Linux and/or open source being used in public administration. I've named quite a few of the German examples, but if anyone's got a list or useful resources, I'd much appreciate it. From anywhere.

Hi Per, I've just managed to read the start of the thread :) Here's a link that may be relevant to your original question: http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39131293,00.htm It's quite old - 2005 - but it mentions some specific organizations that use OSS and says: "A new laboratory has opened in Manchester that will allow government departments and local authorities to trial open source software in confidence in an independent test environment." It might be worth contacting the NCC http://www.ncc.co.uk/ and the various councils that are mentioned. HTH, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org