[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.

-- 
Avi



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