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[ILUG] opensource too costly for Irish gov

[ILUG] opensource too costly for Irish gov

John Madden maddenj at skynet.ie
Fri Apr 30 11:15:02 IST 2004


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On (30/04/04 11:01), Bryan O'Donoghue didst pronounce:
> 
> Like most bad management bottom feeders the Irish government makes 
> political decisions and then dresses them up as good decisions.
> 
Well, while they're making bad decisions and dressing them up, some
people are making informed decisions. I came across this article during
the week and found it quite an interesting read from the perspective of
Linux in business. It deals with all the major issues (support, cost,
desktop linux not mature yet etc. etc.) and dispells the myths. 

http://www.cio.com/archive/030104/open.html

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Chat ya later,

John.
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BOFH excuse #1: clock speed
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