Re: [LUG] BECTA Gone ...

[Julian Hall <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 26/05/2010 08:13, Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Year 4: Election time: has FLOSS saved money by this point? The answer
> given the above scenario is no.
>    
Except you're forgetting that this government has set a fixed parliament 
of five years not four.
> Year 5 onwards:
>         -       Service to clients improves
>         -       Supports costs drop
>         -       No replacement cost for existing software
>         -       Reuse of software from other councils
>         etc etc
>    
By Election time the savings are starting to show, and if the same 
administration gets back, or one that notes the savings and decides to 
continue the policy, FLOSS continues potentially to year 10.

Kind regards,

Julian

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