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On 2/24/06, Aaron Trevena <aaron.trevena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I just read > http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/02/23/bristol_migration.html?page=2 > > and thought.. 'if only cornwall county council had a fraction of that clue'. > > Bristol of course, has frozen council tax, while Cornwall County > Council has yet another rise of over twice inflation... > > I wonder how much Devon and Cornwall Council would benefit from moving > to Star/OpenOffice.. > > Having seen parish council staff paying to get copying and stapling > done Staples rather than do it themselves, I think their laziness is > probably costing us a fortune. > > I have yet to hear a single positive word about any council down here > (cornwall) - CCC is shockingly awful - their website still requires IE > to apply for jobs (after 3 years of being a beta), and they seem > intent on killing newquay airport (no morning stansted flights, no > malaga flights), while lavishing generous expenses on councillors. > > I've heard all kinds of second hand rumours about their IT competance, > and what I've seen of them makes it entirely believable that they are > wasting a fortune. > > A. > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > I remember this (I applied for the support team) - nice to see its going well -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html