>On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 03:33:51PM +0200, Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
>> FYI:
>> http://www.osor.eu/news/fi-city-of-helsinki-to-start-open-source-desktop-
>pilot
>>
>> MP Sumuvuori somehow got OSOR.eu to write about this. I don't know here
>> the got the tip from..
>
>Interesting. I know the OSOR journalist very well, but he
>certainly didn't get this info from me.

I also wondered where the news came from. But apparently Markku Raitio was also interviewed. Hopefully there is no harm done. Perhaps someone was diligent in going through the council's decisions? There was a more generic news about this and other developments some days ago: it might have triggered some investigations.

>There's a paragraph in the article that lists other users of Free
>Software in the Finnish public sector:
>
>       In the resolution, the council members refer to other
>       public administrations in Finland that are using open
>       source. According to the council members, the ministry of
>       Defence has been using Linux and other open source
>       software for years to develop some of its critical
>       applications. They also point to the Finnish judicial
>       system that has switched to using open source office
>       applications. "Many schools have already switched and in
>       the city of Lappeenranta they estimate this will help to
>       save some 70 percent on the schools' IT budget."
>
>These could be useful sources of information on issues like
>strategy and support.

Yes, these are good (and known) references to which we have good contacts, I believe.

>
>Best regards,
>Karsten
>
>
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