Re: [Linux-aus] MEDIA RELEASE: Open Source Industry Australia - National Body Launched

[Con Zymaris <conz@cyber.com.au>]

On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 11:11:32AM +1100, Bob Hepple wrote:
>  --- Pia Smith <pia@linux.org.au> wrote: > 
> > 
> > Warmest regards, and rock on,
> > Pia
> 
> Rock on, indeed - and take heart from this article
> from the BBC about FOSS in the UK government:
> 
> "The decision by the UK Government to pilot the use of
> open source software is likely to worry Microsoft..."
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3181108.stm

Better yet:

>From the February 23, 2004 issue of Australian ComputerWorld:

 While the law firm (Jerrard & Stuk) has been a long-time Microsoft Office 
 customer, Bromage said it is just as impressed by desktop software 
 alternatives such as Linux.

 "Two-thirds of our servers run on Linux and our employees are noticing a 
 real difference in the ways it runs Locus, their legal application. 
 Besides saving us money, most of our staff can do just as much on Linux 
 (presumably desktops) as they can on Office" he said.

Yes, slightly confused re: Linux/OpenOffice.org etc, but notice the
'Two-thirds of our srvers ron on Linux' comment.

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