Derek Hildreth’s Blog

Governments and Businesses Switching to Linux and Open Source…

This here is just a little list that I started when I noticed several articles about governments and businesses switching over to Linux. I wanted to keep a small tab on who’s switching over to the Open Source side of things. This is what I have managed to collect:

ALREADY THERE:

• Munich (14,000 by 2008)

http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/80071

• China (2,800+ More Investments)

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/13/020813hnchina.html

• France (60,000 Workstations, 2,000 Servers)

http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci992096,00.html

• Germany (Many…)

http://www.news.com/2100-1001-931027.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2023127.stm

• Korea (120,000)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/01/14/korea_migrates_120k_civil_servants/

• Denmark (55,000)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/22/swedish_government_mulls_linux/

• Italy Parliment (3,500)

http://3v1n0.tuxfamily.org/blog/linux-docs/italian-parliament-moves-to-linux/

• Mannheim (120 Servers, 3500 PCs)

http://www.news.com/One-citys-move-to-open-source/2100-7344_3-5924184.html

• Russia (In Every School by 2009)

http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/09/14/266177

• Macedonia (5000 by 2008)

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8560939207.html

• North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany Universities - 860,000)

http://www.news.com/German-universities-embrace-Linux/2100-7344_3-6205170.html

CONSIDERING:

• Japan

http://www.linuxworld.com/newsletters/linux/2007/0507linux2.html

• Sweden

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/22/swedish_government_mulls_linux/

• Puru

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/07/16/peru_mulls_free_software_gates/

• UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3960025.stm

INTERACTIVE MAP:

Here’s an interactive map showing some of these countries. It is collectively edited by people from around the globe, so it should be a good place to get a comprehensive list of all countries and businesses utilizing Linux and Open Source.

http://www.listphile.com/Linux

Another Map:

http://www.billy-girlardo.com/Maps/OSS/