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On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 16:58 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010, Rob Beard wrote: > > > On 15/07/10 12:11, Gordon Henderson wrote: > >> > >> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/07/15/nhs_microsoft/ > >> > >> So they've come to the end of their 9-year special deal which helped > >> earn Billy Goats a knighthood... > >> > >> Now they may have to pay the full whack or do some serious > >> re-negotiating it seems, as by now they're too deeply in the depths of > >> Microsoft to make a change... Or are they? Who knows, but if only they'd > >> stuck to their guns 9 years ago. Corwards. > >> > >> One intersting quote: > >> > >> "Our source said the only alternative - a move to open source software - > >> was unlikely to overcome reluctance from staff to move to less familiar > >> systems." > >> > >> I'm sure a good team of programmers could make something look familiar > >> if they really needed to... > >> > >> And anyway, what's wrong with change? > >> > >> Gordon > >> > > > > I was just thinking the same, if they'd made the switch instead of going for > > the Microsoft option then everyone would be over the fear of switching to a > > new system. Maybe it's about time that the government said enough is enough > > and switch to FLOSS, sure there will be a cost to implement it but I bet in > > the long term it'll be a whole lot cheaper than paying up to Â205 million on > > licensing costs which it looks like they might well have to find if they > > stick with the Microsoft option. Heck even if they couldn't replace > > everything with FLOSS, it would certainly save them a huge amount in the long > > run. > > What I think I'd like to see is a breakdown of costs - how much is given > to MS and how much is given to the companies that write their bespoke > software and companies that run their networking... > > I have an appointment for a scan next week, and in the letter they sent can you imagine an Xsane department! > me, they said that the data would be stored locally and also in a secure > storage faciltiy in Kent ... High speed networking, servers, etc. I'm sure > it's not all MS... So even if we could get rid of the MS part of it all, I > bet the big outsourcers will still charge their small fortunes just to > implment their systems again... > > Gordon Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Ten Years in the Making! Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq