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Linux in the US Federal Government?

Posted by Cliff on from the cost-effective-government dept.

Grech asks: "I work for a US federal agency that replaces its workstations and attendant software every 3-5 years. At the moment, the environment for most workers consists of an OS, an office suite, a UTS60 emulator, and an X Server. Logic seems to say that when all this gets ripped out and replaced in a year or so, it could be done cheaper with Linux, but a case will have to be made, and a strong one. I've got the arguments, but I need the numbers and the anecdotes to back up such a huge project."

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  1. Ironic, isn't it? by weave · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Isn't it ironic that the federal government sues Microsoft for abusing monopoly powers, but then turns around and buys their software?

    Do you realize how much buying power the federal government has? The solution is in their own hands. Refuse to do business with Microsoft until they satisfy the feds that they are no longer abusing their monopoly, and they will cease to be a monopoly. Refuse to do business with people that do business with .doc files and push for docs in html or xml format.

    Maybe you can use that as partial justification...