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On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 02:41:36PM +0100, tom wrote: > > The problem is that I believe NHS has just signed a "site license" deal > with Microsoft for a national sharepoint rollout. Because the NHS has > done this it expects its partners (local authorities, fire, police, > social services etc etc ....) to comply with this technology so in a way > every local authority is being press ganged into also signing up for > sharepoint. Yet again some bumbling quango thinks its got the people of > this country a "good deal" while in fact has ensured that millions will > be diverted from local taxes to fund the Microsoft cookie monster. Signed sometime ago: the previous contract came to an end in May 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/pages/licensing/england_faq.aspx > <snip> > Unfortunately they needed to invest 7 years ago when they had money, now > the excuse will be that they cant afford to migrate away from microsoft > any more than they can afford to keep the status quo. Unfortunately the > status quo will alway be seen as the lesser evil. > This is one reason why the country is in this mess. > As for the letter to Adrian Saunders ... it seems to have fallen on deaf > ears for the moment as I have not even had an acknowledgment. > Turn up to a surgery and ask for a formal appointment on another day? (This is one reason why I cannot see mine this Friday: she is having a surgery in one of the towns / villages) -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Tue Jun 1 06:08:56 BST 2010
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