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Re: [LUG] Microsoft cries out to UK government against open source

 

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:00:39 +0000
Julian Hall <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Julian,

>'SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has warned the UK government against adopting 
>open source software, claiming that it is likely to lead to problems.'

Mostly Microsoft FUD.  The govt. is adopting open *standards*; ODT,
possibly OOXML(1), etc.  Change of software isn't, by and large, required
for that.

(1)  Best avoided as even MS themselves can't cope with it very well, it
seems.

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