7526 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p> <em>"The French crisis is deeper than any crisis in the last 50 years,"</em> he told the Le Web 3 technology conference in Paris today. <em>"This crisis needs a new answer with some very precise reforms.</em></p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"The internet symbolises the ability of people, particularly citizens, to become proactive rather than passive - to not only receive information but to have an active role in society."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>Bayrou is set to run in next year's presidential election to replace Jacques Chirac and has joined the massed ranks of French politicians to have launched <a href="http://www.bayroublog.com/" title="a weblog">a weblog</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"I am very impressed with the phenomenon of open source software. In the wiki logic, there is a capacity to share and cooperate on research and economic activity. This is a crucial moment of the history of humanity."</em> </p> </blockquote> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Quote>"The French crisis is deeper than any crisis in the last 50 years,"</Quote> he told the Le Web 3 technology conference in Paris today. <Quote>"This crisis needs a new answer with some very precise reforms.</Quote></Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"The internet symbolises the ability of people, particularly citizens, to become proactive rather than passive - to not only receive information but to have an active role in society."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>Bayrou is set to run in next year's presidential election to replace Jacques Chirac and has joined the massed ranks of French politicians to have launched <Link URL="http://www.bayroublog.com/" Title="a weblog" Window="New">a weblog</Link>.</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"I am very impressed with the phenomenon of open source software. In the wiki logic, there is a capacity to share and cooperate on research and economic activity. This is a crucial moment of the history of humanity."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> </FormattedContent> 2006-12-12T11:58:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>A candidate in the French presidential race has proposed a social "revolution" founded on free, open source software.</strong> </p> <p>Francois Bayrou, leader of the centrist Union for French Democracy (UDF), spoke of his appreciation for wikis and said he wants to create <em>"a society based on shared culture, science and knowledge"</em>.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>A candidate in the French presidential race has proposed a social "revolution" founded on free, open source software.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Francois Bayrou, leader of the centrist Union for French Democracy (UDF), spoke of his appreciation for wikis and said he wants to create <Quote>"a society based on shared culture, science and knowledge"</Quote>.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 636 362350 Le Web 3: Open source reflects French election desire false 2006-12-12T12:02:00+00:00 le-web-3-open-source-reflects-french-election-desire 2009-04-29T22:00:52+01:00 2009-04-29T22:00:52+01:00 319