[ubuntu-uk] Public library OS choice
Avi Greenbury
lists at avi.co
Tue Jun 11 08:28:31 UTC 2013
Simon Greenwood wrote:
> This is the way things are going to go as outsourcing becomes the
> norm and unless councils find a good reason to adopt FLOSS (and cost
> doesn't seem to be one, despite what we're told about making
> savings), it isn't going to change.
Cost is one reason - it's more expensive to support a Linuxy desktop
than a Windows one, generally, and by more than the cost of a heavily
discounted Windows license.
Windows support is easier to find and Windows people are cheaper.
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Avi
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