[clug] Any Public Service organisations using Linix desktop andOpen Office? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Roppola, Antti - BRS]

Hi all,

It (should) be all about risk and savings:
 - Would changing to Linux result in savings? Maybe.
 - Would changing to Linux result in exposure to risk? Yes. (the
incumbent seem to work well enough, why take chances?)

So:
 - To proceed the savings would need to be conmensurate with the risk.
 - The tipping point comes with increasing the savings and/or reducing
the risk.

A more likely scenario is that something disruptive like software as a
service will
change the rules. Far better to antipate tomorrow's issues than consider
yesterday's.

Cheers,

Antti
(all IMHO)

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