The decision is now public, Linux has been chosen as the open source operating system that will power the entire French legislative work. Henceforth, bear in mind that when you are reading a press release, a bill or an interview from a member of the French parliament in the press, remember that the 1154 workstations at the national assembly is running on ubuntu. A product of Canonical, the company of the South Africa entrepreneur.
Source : Le Point, 12 Juillet 2007