Newly founded NOC lifts open source area
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| Nigel Wright, UK sales director at Red Hat VAR Abtech, said: "In the
| local government sector, pockets of councils have gone for Linux,
| while several others do not appear to be sure what to do with it.
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| "Anything that helps spread the word that people have had success
| with Linux can only be a good thing, especially if it is coming from
| peers."
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http://www.itweek.co.uk/crn/news/2184671/newly-founded-noc-lifts-open
What Nigel Wright doesn't tell you is that pockets of councils have also been
filled by somebody, or given selective and strategic exclusion (e.g. London,
Birmingham).
Related:
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=7459
Birmingham considers Linux extension
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| Birmingham City Council is supporting the National Open Centre,
| an organisation that was launched this week to promote discussions
| and policy on deploying open-source software.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286157,00.htm
Open Source Academy: Birmingham City Council
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| An implementation of open source software across the library
| service at Birmingham City Council (BCC) has demonstrated that
| open source software is a viable alternative to proprietary software.
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http://www.opensourceacademy.org.uk/solutions/casestudies/birminham-city-council/
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