Morocco Embraces Free Software

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The Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries (MARDSF), has signed a deal with Liberty Tech to migrate all its servers to Mandriva Linux. The move makes it one of the first Moroccan government departments to take advantage of free software.

I am curious how widespread LInux is elsewhere in Morocco. Apparently the Ministry is also considering using LInux on its desktop machines. In terms of cost savings and independence from foreign corporations, this might make a lot of sense.