Adoption of free and open-source software by public institutions

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See also: List of Linux adopters and Linux adoption

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“We migrated key functions from Windows to Linux because we needed an operating system that was stable and reliable -- one that would give us in-house control. So if we needed to patch, adjust, or adapt, we could.”

Official statement of the United Space Alliance, which manages the computer systems for the International Space Station (ISS), regarding why they chose to switch from Windows to Linux on the ISS[1][2]

The use of free software instead of proprietary software can give institutions better control over information technology. Therefore a growing number of public institutions started a transition to free software solutions. This does not only grant independence but can address the often argued need for public access to publicly funded developments. In addition to that only this way public services can ensure that citizen data is handled in a trustworthy manner since non-free software wouldn't allow total control (or even knowledge) over the employed functions of the needed programs.

Africa

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Asia

India

The Government of Kerala, India, announced its official support for free/open-source software in its State IT Policy of 2001,[3] which was formulated after the first-ever free software conference in India, "Freedom First!", held in July 2001 in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, where Richard Stallman inaugurated the Free Software Foundation of India.[4] Kerala's Government's support for Free Software in 2001 is perhaps the earliest instance of a Government supporting the use of Free Software.

Jordan

In January 2010, the Government of Jordan announced that it has formed a partnership with Ingres Corporation, a leading open source database management company based in the United States that is now known as Actian Corporation, to promote the use of open-source software starting with university systems in Jordan.[5]

Malaysia

Malaysia launched the "Malaysian Public Sector Open Source Software Program", saving millions on proprietary software licences till 2008.[6][7]

Europe

France

In March, the French Gendarmerie Nationale announced it will totally switch to Ubuntu by 2015.[8]

Germany

The German City of Munich announced its intention to switch from Microsoft Windows-based operating systems to an open-source implementation of SuSE Linux in March 2003,[9][10] having achieved an adoption rate of 20% by 2010.[11]

Portugal

The Portuguese Vieira do Minho Municipality began switching to free and open source software in 2000. [12]

North America

US

In September, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced its formal adoption of the OpenDocument standard for all Commonwealth entities.[9]

In February 2009, the United States White House moved its website to Linux servers using Drupal for content management.[13]

South America

Brazil

In 2006, the Brazilian government has simultaneously encouraged the distribution of cheap computers running Linux throughout its poorer communities by subsidizing their purchase with tax breaks.[9]

Ecuador

In April, Ecuador passed a similar law, Decree 1014, designed to migrate the public sector to Libre Software.[14]

Peru

In 2005 the Government of Peru voted to adopt open source across all its bodies.[15] The 2002 response to Microsoft's critique is available online. In the preamble to the bill, the Peruvian government stressed that the choice was made to ensure that key pillars of democracy were safeguarded: "The basic principles which inspire the Bill are linked to the basic guarantees of a state of law."[16]

Venezuela

In 2004, a law in Venezuela (Decree 3390) went into effect, mandating a two-year transition to open source in all public agencies. As of June 2009 this ambitious transition is still under way.[17][18]

See also

References

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  13. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "Obama Invites Open Source into the White House" in PCWorld, 29 October 2009.
  14. ↑ (Spanish) Estebanmendieta.com, Decree 1014
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  17. ↑ (Spanish) Venezuela Open Source
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