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EU Studies Linux Migration

Posted by michael on from the reverse-assimilation dept.

LeftOfCentre writes "The Register reports that the European Commision, the executive arm of the 380 million population European Union, has decided to spend 250,000 Euros on studying how government computers in EU states could be migrated to Linux and open source."

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  1. What a task! by Inda · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    My company is currently migrating from NT to XP and it has been a major task for the 3000+ users. We've spent far more on developing new systems, new hardware and training.

    250,000 doesn't seem much to me for a task this size.

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  2. Re:I know they did, .. by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...and then sacked the new accountant he hired because she complained that the accounts were a total shambles...

    Neil Kinnock gets paid 3x as much as Tony Blair!

    I'm no Blairite, but some mistake there, surely?

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