I'm looking for site/links to free/GPL (or equal) computer
systems aimed at public service (like taxes, ssn-registries, 
planning etc).

A $5 bonus for resources aimed at European countries

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Clarification of Question by hairymp-ga on 25 Apr 2004 02:05 PDT

My focus is on freeware systems aimed at the special
needs of authorities, not desktop environment and
office tools

One successful case study has been Central Scotland Police which uses
SUSE Linux and Sun StarOffice:

Working in partnership with SUSE LINUX, Central Scotland Police has
pioneered a range of systems and facilities previously unavailable in
other forces. They installed an Oracle 8i server running on SUSE LINUX
to support their mission-critical Command and Control system.
http://www.suse.com/en/company/customer_references/central_scotland_police.html


Configuration: 
StarOffice suite 
Sun Ultra 60 server for StarOffice software 
30 Intel/Linux office servers for Staroffice software 
400 PC/Windows desktops for StarOffice software 
10 Sun servers for business applications
http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/6.0/successstories/CSP.html

'The aim in the foreseeable future is to do away with Microsoft
[products] altogether,'  Chief Inspector Stewart Marshall said."
http://linux.bryanconsulting.com/stories/storyReader$59

"Use Proven Cost-Killers" - Open Source At Work With Central Scotland Police
http://www.effectiveit2004.com/pdf/Jim%20Jarvie.pdf

Owain

at SuSE 
http://www.suse.de/de/index.html  
( select your country on the right side )
you find complete operating system with a large selection of freeware 
( GPL ) 7 CD or 1 DVD - for almost every possible technical or
scientific and office appolication.

download of full OS for free possible
first purchase of 1 set ( approx 4.5 GB ) on DVD recommended. 1 set
can be installed on ANY number of PCs ! hence ideal for administration
and governments.

additional software under GPL can be found from GNU
http://www.gnu.org/
or directly in GNU software 
http://www.gnu.org/directory/

much of these GNU packages are already on the SuSE DVD.

other professional applications under GPL license for a large variety
of different needs can be found at

http://sourceforge.net/
and at
http://freshmeat.net/

with the wealth of Linux andits software pool - any administration can
cover the full range of needs - considering the fact that an
administration usually has at least one or a few professional system
administrators and software developer who can adapt, modify or expand
existing GPL-licensed software to the specific need.

one small expample