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Re: [LUG] devon county council budget cut consultations

 

On 23/09/11 18:38, paul sutton wrote:
Just seen on westcountry news about budget cuts and that there will be a
related public consultation could people keep an eye out for details
perhaps post here, so people can respond.

I know we are up against it,  but it's worth a try and there are links
to successful adoptions of open source ( I am NOT talking about Linux
desktops here) just adopting OSS where it could save money.

Lets at least try and keep trying and not be silent,  otherwise someone
will suggest job cuts and it could be YOUR department and YOUR job they
suggest for the axe.

Paul


I hate to say it but realistically if they're so tied in with MS Office they might save much when factoring in things like training and converting macros etc.

Maybe when they were looking to upgrade (say from XP to Windows 7, or Office 2003 maybe to 2010 etc) then there could possibly be a saving.

Rob

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