A group of Finnish MPs have signed a bill requiring national and local agencies to migrate their IT systems to the Linux operating system.
The MPs cited Linux's security and reliability over that of other operating systems, according to a press release issued today. According to Finland's Ministry of Finance, the move to Linux will also result in economic benefits, with substantial savings to that nation. "Free software and technological independence boost entrepreneurship and encourage local development. For these reasons, the bill is important. The Finnish government should be taking advantage of Finnish Linux," stated MP Kyösti Karjula, the first to sign the bill. Finnish-born Linus Torvalds is credited with writing the Linux kernel in 1991. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-17-011-26-NW-DP-PB
