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Re: [LUG] Royalty free standards for UK procurement

 

>> Best solution I have seen implemented* is if department wants to use
>> proprietary software total initial and recurring licence costs must come
>> from salary pot of top ten executives in department. i.e a negative
>> bonus! It sorts out the real costs and why!
>>
>> *non UK state where budget constraints were enforced.
>
> What a good idea!
> James
>

Indeed, I like this one too. Alas, the Gov is deep in the pockets of
MS and other large companies, almost as badly as the US gov is, so
chances of seeing this here, are so low they are officially
catogorised as imaginary numbers!

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