__/ [ 7 ] on Friday 15 December 2006 23:30 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ 7 ] on Friday 15 December 2006 21:13 \__
>>
>>> UK IT slowing
>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36399
>>>
>>> Time to invest in GNU/Linux for companies and
>>> for IT suppliers to offer more choices
>>> through open source to save customers some
>>> money and remain competitive when times are getting harder.
>>>
>>> http://www.livecdlist.com
>>> http://www.distrowatch.com
>>
>> Seen these reports the other day and tried to find a connection to Linux.
>> The only one I could find was the eradication of the middle tier in
>> businesses. It's the results of predatory behaviour that commonly involves
>> lockins. Either you're a titan/monopoly or a business that builds software
>> for self. That, of course, is where Open Source software comes into play.
>
> UK as you will know is a hard place to find managers
> that are willing and able to throw away money when hard times arrive.
I intended to ask the University to throw money at the Horde project, thanks
to which they happily serve tens of thousands of students and staff. I doubt
they ever bothered.
> Given a choice between paying for software and going for
> free Linux, they are going to make the switch instantly.
> Requests for small donations in exchange for support will go
> down well even in hard up times.
I have been getting some (non-public) information that 86 MP's have already
signed the EDM. BECTA won't be pleased. It looks good for Open Source in
schools and universities, unless Microsoft, the BSA and the rest of The Gang
begin to lobby, FUD, and bully. A press release is on its way.
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