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Re: [LUG] budget cuts

 



On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 21:07 +0100, Gibbs wrote:
> On 20/10/10 19:20, Paul Sutton wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > now that we are starting to see the extent of budget cuts do you think
> > as a lug we can ALL step up a gear and get public services onto Open
> > source as a long term strategy,  perhaps the savings will offset some of
> > the cuts in services that are coming up
> >
> > I know some of us are doing this,  but I am looking at the whole lug to
> > do this, after all its you're local services that are going to get the
> > chop possibly,
> >
> > Paul
> For me it depends on what the £1,000,000,000+ on "cyber security" 
> equates too.
> 
> Gibbs
> 
Definition of; 'Cyber Security'  -  A means of depriving the people of
their (tax) monies that could be used to avoid a lot of the stringent
cuts yet is claimed to be needed, the people will have no clue as to
what it 'equates to' or for that matter how most of it is spent!!

Guy


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