Free Software in the Ecuadorian Government
estebandido | 19 January 2009A few months after the first year since the President of Ecuador declared the use of Free Software in Public Institutions of the State, and you can see the first results.
According to a news item published by the newspaper El Comercio , the savings from the use of free software so far amounts to USD 15 million.
Additionally, in the coming days, the Undersecretariat of Computer released the source code of a document management system called "Quipux", a system that is based on the Colombian project Orfeo .
Wiggle the news: Meneame.net
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Little by little they are seeing the results of our
Rafael Bonifaz | 19 January 2009Little by little they are seeing the results of our struggles. I think it could be more, but certainly we are a thousand times better than 2 years.
@ Rafael Bonifaz: Well you say there is much to advance, but
estebandido | 20 January 2009@ Rafael Bonifaz:
You say there is much to advance, but have taken the first step was the hardest, gradually we will see more results
that benefit apart from saving money is free software
Hugo | 22 May 2009that benefit apart from saving money is free software for the country
Sorry to disappoint, but that he conosco Municipality of Quito
@ Marc | 30 June 2010Sorry to disappoint, but that he conosco Municipality of Quito is not going, there's all proprietary software, all that is in free software should be changed to the owner.