Linux Bill Introduced in Finland (2002)

A group of Finnish MPs have signed a bill requiring national and local agencies to migrate their IT systems to the Linux operating system.

The bill, according to Finland MP Kyösti Karjula, is not a legislative act. In Finland, general bills such as this are meant to act as encouragement to the government at-large. It is similar to, for example, a resolution in the US Congress, which convey's lawmaker's wishes and intentions, but does not enact an actual law.