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Re: [LUG] Annual Budgets: Freedom of Information Act

 

Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Was planning on sending a Freedom of Information Act request to Devon County 
> Council (and maybe the local council)
> 
> Asking "In the light of the general desire to reduce 'waste' in government, and 
> ensure that as much assistance is provided to the needy as possible: could you 
> please advise
> 
> -   When was the last time a review was done in switching from Microsoft Office to 
> OpenSource equivalents (please see Birmingham City Council and Bristol City 
> Councils eg at http://www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk)
> 
> -  If the review has NOT been done in the last 5 years and no budget is available, 
> could you please advise why not given
>     -   Microsoft Office costs a great deal of money to purchase
>     -   The documents produced are not in ISO standard
>     -   The underlying operating system requires significant hardware
> 
> -   If a review is being planned, then could you please advise when an interim 
> report will be published on your website  "
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> 
> --
> Henry
> Fri Oct 12 12:36:35 BST 2007
> 
> 
go for it

James

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