<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Contacted my local councilors.  To date none have had the decency to even reply.  I'll remember this when I vote next!<br><br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 00:43:01 +0100<br>From: azmodie@gmail.com<br>To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com<br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell<br><br><div class="EC_gmail_quote">2009/4/4 Robin Cardrick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bobbino@gmail.com">bobbino@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="EC_gmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="h5">alan c wrote:<br> <br> > I heard about the French Gendarmerie saying they saved 50 million<br> > Euros by using Ubuntu, so I contacted my local councilors suggesting<br> > they consider similar. I received a reply: 'Thank you for your e-mail,<br> > and this interesting information. I am happy to raise this matter with<br> > the Council. We are always looking for efficiencies, particularly in<br> > these times.'<br> ><br> </div></div></blockquote></div>slightly OFT<br><br>The Dundee Council has been running linux server since 1995 and so far i believe its the only council in the UK although they have had a few other councils interested in the idea.<br> <br>The main IT guy did a presentation last year on what they are using.  although they still running win xp clients. they may be moving open office in on client side in near future. <br><br>more details probably  available on request<br> <br>azmodie<br></body> </html>