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On 09/07/10 23:59, Rob Beard wrote: > On 09/07/10 23:27, Gordon Henderson wrote: >> >> You may have seen this, but: >> >> http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-09/dump-microsoft-use-linux-to-save-money-u-k-officials-suggest.html >> >> >> >> Gordon >> > > Sounds good... > > Quote from the article... > > "Two of the 31 listed proposals, whose authors were not named" > > I guess they didn't want to be targeted by other staff who aren't so > keen on the idea of switching to Linux. > > Rob > Hmm I don't remember writing 31 proposals or indeed anything remotely along the lines of "kill Microsoft", (concentrated on the positives of open source and left Microsoft bashing to the rest), so I guess other people in Government organizations are just as ticked off with proprietary software as I am ... its good to know I am not alone .... Tom. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq