Paris to accelerate the transfer of open source software to reduce the cost of reducing dependence

Local time on Thursday, the French city of Paris officials said, in order to accelerate the transfer to the free and open source software. The city of Paris plans to replace the use of free open-source software for more server software, which is part of Paris's strategy to reduce dependence on software providers.

Earlier this year, Paris city has 46000 employees voluntarily to their desktop download and install open-source software, including Firefox browser and open source office software components Office.org. Currently, the city of Paris plans to be a city or a region of the city's 20 regions all open source software transfer. In Paris, it is not just these volunteers that are moving to open source software. Paris in 2001 only 12000 workstations, has now developed to the 17000 workstations will also plan to open source software transfer. Paris authorities are currently assessing the costs and training costs of these large-scale transfers.

Paris plans to select the server to open source software transfer is very advanced, so far in 395 servers have been running in the Linux operating system 196. At present, 1900 employees in Paris have access to open source applications in Paris through a network connection, while in 2001 there were only about 300 websites. The goal of Paris is to use the Internet services to connect these sites to use free open source software, and the feasibility of the 100 sites of the file server to open source software transfer. Similar studies such as Paris's external mail server and domain name system infrastructure services are moving towards open source software.

Paris city will be responsible for the transfer to the open source software of its junior and senior high school, the first open source software will be installed on 2150 computers, and by the end of March next year will have 3500 computers installed open source office software program. Institutions of higher learning in France will be in charge of the central government, they will immediately run open source software.

For software developers, the city of Paris as they provide in the French Open Source software development opportunity, in order to develop a variety of functions, Paris plans to open 7 other open source software applications, including booking tools, provide Paris city sports information management work, residents parking permits and payments to low-income workers' welfare, Internet map, issue specific areas of film licensing and evaluation of public health risk in the hot weather.