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Story: London council ditches Linux plans
Posted by: Eugene Coetzee (Wednesday 11 February 2004, 1:18 PM)
Lack of IT skills is the real problem with adaption of Linux and the problem propogates through the school system to university to corporate level where (MS) brand loyalty is taught and accepted as a matter of fact.
In fact "IT" is a misnomer - one should actually rephrase IT as MT for Microsoft Technology in many "IT" departments.
Although most responsible management regimes advocate spread of risk and choice in vendor/product/supplier - in the corporate IT environment these sound principles are often ignored.
In my experience - "IT managers" would rather let their companies and share holders foot the enormous bills for the comfort and luxury of expensive proprietary and "user-friendly" software which "makes it easy" for them to disguise their genuine lack of any real IT skills.
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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
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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 -
.. and now we have the great ASN.1 vulnerability t... David Delaney
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