[ILUG] Linux Promotion in Ireland

[Ciaran Mulloy]

Hi,
I don't know if this is the correct forum for this but I would be interested 
in getting people's reaction.

Although I am not a 'hacker' I personally have been a long time GNU/Linux user 
in Ireland.

I have work in IT systems sales / business development in Ireland for over 10 
years.

Over the last few years I have noted some serious take-up of GNU/Linux in 
major organisations in Ireland and particularly in the financial services 
industry both overseas and in Ireland.

I am interested to gauge the level of corporate interest in the use of 
GNU/Linux and open source in Ireland and would be interested in helping to 
promote a high profile GNU/Linux conference/workshop to senior IT managers and 
directors at a corporate level and looking at such area as promoting 
GNU/Linux desktop usage in Ireland.  I believe that while is still very 
strong resistance from the MS promoters there is also a very compelling 
business case to be made in specific cases.

I would very much welcome people's comments. Are senior managers/IT directors 
ready to look at a five year implementation plan within their organisation to 
move core IT infrastructure from closed to open source?
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Regards,
Ciaran Mulloy,
email: cmulloy at esatclear.ie