French police: we saved millions of euros by adopting Ubuntu


	French police: we saved millions of euros by adopting Ubuntu

arifsali

3-12-2009 6:16 PM

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arifsali says:

That's the type of hype I like to hear, not facebook, not twitter.

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3-13-2009 6:47 AM

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Hail, Ubuntu.

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