It pees me off something special that our government only use doze. Its
costing us taxpayers a fortune.
Drives me nuts. I must bring it up with Bertie.
CW
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> Will we ever see even an Irish Borough Council let alone a City embrace
the
> Penguin? Not likely, since we're so dependent on M$ for jobs, IT image,
> revenue repatriation etc.
>I am not so sure. With recent spending cutbacks I think more places
will consider Linux. I think the problem is one of awareness. Awareness
that M$ is totally insecure [1] and a lack of awareness that their is an
alternative.
[1]
"MDAC: That flaw likely affected the more than 4 million Web sites..."
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-966575.html
Has Open Source ever been raised in the Dail for debate?
I would love to see a general recommendation by Goverment
to adopt Open Source technology where possible.
A good place to start would be with the electronic voting
system....
Who do we need to contact?
Paul
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