In 1999, the organisation Fronteras Electrónicas (
FrEE),
which includes the digital publication
Kriptópolis,
launched a campaign in favour of the installation of free software in public
administrations. The reasons given were: better adaptability,
economy, universal access, trustworthiness and a greater security of free
software (open code) with respect to owned software (closed code).
According to Kriptópolis , it is also necessary to add to the previous
arguments, the need to guarantee that the public's personal data and the
official secrets in the hands of the Administration should be property
protected.
Therefore, Kriptópolis have started a campaign to demand the
Government, and all Public Administrations, to adopt a plan of Security
Measures aimed at guaranteeing the privacy of sensitive information stored
in official computers.
More information::
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Campaña por la implantación
de software abierto en la Administración (Kriptópolis)
In the same line to promote free software, the association
Softcatalà
and the multinational
Sun Microsystems
have signed an agreement to translate into Catalan the Open Office 6.0,
the version of open code of the well known office package Star Office.
The first version of the programme will be available at the end of the
year and will have editions for Windows, Solaris and Linux. They
are also studying the possibility of carrying out a version for the Mackintosh
operative systems.
More information:
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Softcatalà
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Open Office