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[LUG] OpenSource, Devon County Council

 

I have been advised that Devon County Council has 6782 Microsoft Office licenses and 
currently have no plans to look at OpenOffice (the exact wording is "A project brief 
has not yet been produced.  The outcome of the Boundary Committee Review of Local 
Government in Devon that has been underway during 2008 will have a significant 
influence on any strategic review of the Office Suite and associated desktop 
strategy.")

Seems a bit of money waster to me.

My initial idea was to write to: local MPs, local Councillors and ask them what 
steps they were taking to save money. But I suspect that we also need to get the 
local press involved as well. Christmas is probably a bad time to raise it: maybe in 
the new year. If anyone has any ideas then please advise


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