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[Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: Idea of her Majesty’s Treasury: Switch t o Free Software |
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Subject: Idea of her Majesty’s Treasury: Switch to Free Software
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:36:19 +0200
From: Matthias Kirschner <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Hi there,
have you seen the ideas from her Majesty’s Treasury
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_challenge_ideas_2.htm:
8. In terms of spending less - what about migrating the whole of
government (the NHS, Education etc) from Microsoft products to Linux
and open source software like Openoffice.
and http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_challenge_ideas_5.htm:
28. Annul the government’s agreement with Microsoft to provide
software and operating systems (OS) to government departments and
switch to open source software and Linux based operating systems. This
would reduce costs by: Reducing the need to update hardware in line
with new Microsoft OS releases. Linux OS and open source software has
a lower whole life cost and is less susceptible to viruses. Support a
more diverse spectrum of the IT industry, instead of one corporation;
generating additional UK tax revenue.
(Also added that to http://blogs.fsfe.org/mk/?p=614.)
Regards,
Matthias
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