__/ [ B Gruff ] on Wednesday 20 September 2006 15:42 \__
> On Wednesday 20 September 2006 09:44 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> NSW govt signals desktop Linux needs
>>
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>> | "This new arrangement will replace the government's existing Contract
>> | ITS2000 for personal computers, notebooks, servers and Contract 2100 for
>> | computer maintenance services," the government said in tender documents
>> | issued today. ITS2000 commenced in 2001 and expires 31 October this
>> | year.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | ...the NSW Department of Education and Training has a managed
>> | desktop fleet of 160,000, with the NSW Department of Health clocking in
>> | at a substantial 45,000.
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>
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/NSW_govt_signals_desktop_Linux_needs/0,130061702,339271199,00.htm
>> http://tinyurl.com/mu62r
>
> By the 'eck - do I hear the sound out jet engines being started in
> Seattle....?
It has gone on for a while. The southern hemisphere is moving to Linux quite
rapidly: Venezuela, Brasil, Australia, South Africa, Philippines. There's no
simple explanation to this. But worry not. In some of these countries
poverty prevails, so I'm sure governments can be swayed [1] through the
Gates Foundation [2,3].
Best wishes,
Roy
[1] Microsoft offers South Africa cheap internet connections
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| The big idea is to provide affordable options for consumers who
| purchase Internet connectivity and a personal computer running
| Microsoft's Windows starter edition software.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32967
[2] Bill Gates lends cash to buy newspapers
$350 million to MediaNews
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| Gates involvement has been very behind the scenes. In fact many of
| those involved in the deal didn'teven know he was one of the investors.
| It was carried out through the Gates Foundation, the world's largest
| philanthropy outfit.
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[3] http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33849
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| My background is finance and accounting....
|
| However, the Gates Buffet foundation grant is nothing more than a shell
| game in which control of assets for both Gates and Buffet remain the same.
|
| THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH BY THESE TWO WILL BE
| MUCH MORE MASSIVE BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES.
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