Submission + - Egyptian government to adopt FLOSS on larger scale (mcit.gov.eg)
ezabi writes: After announcing a 43 Million USD license agreement with Microsoft, the Egyptian government was faced with a protest from FLOSS enthusiasts staging a stand before the cabinet http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/activists-protest-microsoft-deal
Later, representatives from the community had a meeting with the minister of communications and information technology, such a meeting led to the ministry issuing a press release (in Arabic) stating its commitment to gradually move to open source as a strategic option for future projects.
It's worth mentioning that all governmental websites used in the elections and constitution referendum were all based on open source solutions.
Later, representatives from the community had a meeting with the minister of communications and information technology, such a meeting led to the ministry issuing a press release (in Arabic) stating its commitment to gradually move to open source as a strategic option for future projects.
It's worth mentioning that all governmental websites used in the elections and constitution referendum were all based on open source solutions.
