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Story: London council ditches Linux plans
Posted by: Anonymous (Tuesday 13 January 2004, 2:11 PM)
From Newham council web site
http://apps.newham.gov.uk/democracy/mayor/Myviewoct.htm
Newhams mayor visited the US recently... with friends... someone else picked up all expenses... Sounds dodgy... Looks like money changed hands after all...
No wonder they happy to pay millions to Microsoft instead of using FREE software and supporting local IT companies.
The six-day trip was sponsored by the American Embassy in London and I was accompanied by councillors Christine Bowden and Tony McAlmont, along with council officers Chris Wood, Martin Lewis and Ian Tompkins. The Embassy met all our expenses in America, including hotels and transport, while the air fares to and from the States were funded from fees earned by council officials on speaking engagements. Our first stop was Washington DC. Our hosts for the visit were Paul Engelstad, of the US Department of State, and Valerie Gilpin, of the International Visitor Program (IVP). They look after some 4,000 visitors to the US each year. With a population of three million, Washington is a city of many differences and is not unlike London....
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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 -
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
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.. and now we have the great ASN.1 vulnerability t... David Delaney
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