____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 29 March 2008 18:35 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Local Government Urged to Consider Open Source
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The senior IT officer from a West Australian shire says open source
>>| software can provide a way forward for councils suffering budgetary
>>| constraints.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;546692901
>>
>
> Ah, pressured to open source by the need for high-quality,
> licence-fee-free software which does what the council needs. Ah, 'tis
> a tough life these days, if you're a CIO who needs to save money, there
> is an embarrassment of choices out there. The only real risk is the
> obvious question "Okay, so why didn't you do this /last/ year?".
In an age of Vista and Longhorn, CIOs could get fired for choosing Microsoft.
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