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Story: London council ditches Linux plans
Posted by: Jools (Thursday 22 January 2004, 10:38 PM)
OK Lets see:
Newham trials OSS and has viable plan in place.
Gordon Brown invites Billionaire Bill Gates, a convicted monopolist and practiser of unethical and predatory business practises, to a conference on entrepenuership to give himself cred in case Tony jacks his job in (Bit like inviting Vlad the Impaler to talk on the subject on human compassion but when did ethics matter in New Britain)
Newham (Labour Council) drops high profile trial and takes the Microsoft discount bribe.
Dear oh dear, there used to be a time when British technologists led the world by displaying acts of great creativity and independance. No wonder we're now the petty little tin pot dump of a nation we've now become
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Story: London council ditches Linux plans
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I hope they enjoy their choice of "vendor lockin". Tom Connelly -
"It is interesting to see how Microsoft has reacte... Jeff Davies
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I don't buy it. I think it's more a case of "I thi... Anonymous
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I don't think the tax payers will be greatful when... Magnus Grander
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It doesn't look like the strongest negotiaion stan... Craig Booth
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There are several possible explanations for this:... George Lazarette
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is this decision in relation of the support to ira... Anonymous
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This is outrageous to pay £3m of taxpayer’s money... Anonymous
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Its amazing how the hatred of Microsoft clounds no... Anonymous
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But it is either corrupt or stupid for a borough l... George Lazarette
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George Lazarette :" But it is either corrupt or s... Anonymous
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To anonymous New York Sales Person
Typical Ar... Jack Mac -
I see. No doubt it was rational arguments of this... George Lazarette
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From Newham council web site
http://apps.newham.go... Anonymous
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Most of the talk seems to be centered around not b... Anonymous
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OK Lets see:
Newham trials OSS and has viable plan... Jools -
OK, Bribe may be too strong a word.
Still think th... jools
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It is amazing that one place can find Linux more e... Mark Potochnik
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Here's an idea!
Let's just stop paying taxes and s... Peter Drinnan
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Lack of IT skills is the real problem with adaptio... Eugene Coetzee
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.. and now we have the great ASN.1 vulnerability t... David Delaney
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