The French Go Linux In An Effort To Work Less

PARIS: The French parliament announced that it would soon be switching from Microsoft-based server and desktop software in favor on Linux and open source alternatives in an attempt to maintain the levels of downtime to which it has become accustomed. "Why should we use software that doesn't fail and that keeps people at their desks working?", puzzled a French official. "Given the lack of desktop applications running on a Linux desktop, we can be sure that our staff will be free to leave their offices by 3:00PM every day." Officials also praised the fickle nature of open source alternatives to proprietary applications to run businesses, noting that the degree of uncertainty over upgrades and integration of modified code to applications would minimize the effectiveness of users across the country, guaranteeing less than a 35-hour work week.