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Posted by admin Robillart Tuesday, June 4, 2013

April, the association for the defense of free software is furious. She blames the government and to elect “ delete priority to free software ” in the context of the review of the bill on the rebuilding of the school.

Elected now vote a bill on rebuilding the school of the Republic. The text aims to identify new areas of development for the National Education (school rhythms, learning resources,

personal …) and to foreshadow the future of digital educational public service.

Text then called to organize a public service of digital education and distance education. It must then, according to the project, use “ priority free software and open document format.” However, that article 10 was modified following the vote an amendment. The new reading then proposes that “ within the public service, determining the choice of resources used takes into account the availability of free software and open format documents, if any . “

The April and noted that priority is not given to free software but elected simply to make a simple reminder of the existence of free solutions. In a statement, the agency said that “unfortunately the government, yielding to pressure undoubtedly the Afdel of Syntec Numérique and Afinef, filed Amendment No. 359 emptying the provision of its substance . “

However, the battle is not over since the consideration of the draft law on the rebuilding of the school of the Republic shall be considered by the Senate in a second reading.