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Re: [LUG] Tories plan to use Open Source

 

Quoting Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi folks,
>
> Just seen this on The Register...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/27/tory_linux_push/
>
> "The Tory party will if elected end government over-spending on IT
> projects by simply choosing open source alternatives and splitting
> projects up, it believes.
>
> This cunning plan will save us £600m a year, we are told, mostly thanks
> to increased competition. According to figures from Mark Thompson of
> Judge Business School, 80 per cent of savings will come from apparently
> increased competition while 20 per cent will come from reduced licensing
> costs."
>
> According to The Register a copy of the report is available if you
> e-mail contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Probably worth reading the article
> first.  Anyone interested in e-mailing for a copy?

Already done.

Interesting to note that they are running MS on their server... :o(

M.
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