Government 'committed' to open source - Public Service

This would seem to be great—but there is so much space between what is promised, what is wanted, and what is delivered, and each space is frequently staffed by those who feel, rightly or wrongly, that change, in the shape of open source or sometimes even open standards—change at all—represents a threat to their job, their comfort level, their quotidian numbness or happiness. So, I spend a lot of my time flying from place to place assuring the principals (reponsables, in French) that, Hey, it's Okay. Indeed, your job, your life, will be improved, especially if you focus on the open standard.