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Re: [LUG] Plymouth possible citybus sale and linux

 

Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Just had a look at the TV and saw the following
>
>       http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/england/devon/8181884.stm
>
>       About 100 people have protested against Plymouth City Council's
>       plans to sell off council-owned bus firm CityBus.
>
> Just after seeing that I came across the following website
>
>       
> http://knol.google.com/k/ruben-rubio-rey/howto-migrate-to-linux/2zt8z36uq2soj/2    
>
>
> - Given that DCC has about 6,000 computers and Torbay has about 1,700
>   computers, I would guess that Plymouth has probably about 2,000
>   computers
> - Depending on the financial model chosen, IF Plymouth switched over to
>   OpenSource then they could expect savings of between £100,000 and
>   £1.2m a year
>
> Anyone in Plymouth want to ask some pointed questions? (Examples of
> bureaucracies that have switched to opensource include: Bristol City
> Govenrment, French Gendarmarie, German Foreign Ministry, French
> Parliament)
>
>
>   
A letter to the editors of the various local papers such as Western
Morning News and Herald might prove useful in this matter.

John

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