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Henry Bremridge wrote: > Just in case there is a SW policy on IT: are there are any residents of Somerset / > Dorset on this list who is prepared to have a go at their county council asking > why they use MS and not open source? Possible questions are: > > - What business cases's have been prepared to justify their use of MS, given the > increasing use of Open Source in across Europe > - Do they plan on preparing a business case? > > > Links of various relevance: > > http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/chapter/470 > http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/100520 dated 13 Dec 2007 > http://www.us.capgemini.com/industries/ind_casestudy.asp?IndID=14&CSID=168 > http://www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk/ > > http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/policydocs/policydocs_document.asp?docnum=905 (2004 > version) > > > (I am still still waiting for my freedom on information act request asking for > details of the terms of refererence for the Devon study on "Office" that is due to > take place in 2Q08) > Just had another thought, why not try getting in touch with the big Linux magazines such as Linux Format. Maybe they could do some investigation? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html