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UK Councils May Dump Windows For Linux

Posted by timothy on from the gentlemen-smashing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Local authorities in Newham and Nottingham are expected to migrate more than 10,000 desktop computers from Windows to GNU/Linux. ZDNet has the story. "If this is seen to work in Newham, it has the potential to be a significant project, changing the perceptions of other councils," said Tim Dawes, director of local government technology consultants Nineveh."

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  1. Where's Robbin Hood? by moroderzone · · Score: 5, Funny

    It should say, "The sheriff of Nottingham is stealing from the rich and giving to the poor."

  2. Re:And for the Linux pessimists... by greppling · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...can anyone tell me when we ever saw a large-scale switch from Linux to Windows NT?

    Well...definitely not on slashdot ;)))

  3. *GNU*/Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Is the poster really anonymous? He's obviously RMS.

  4. It happens so often... by arcanumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cities switching to Linux happens so often that it is going to be available as an option in Sim City 5.

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    1. Re:It happens so often... by Reservoir+Penguin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Would it fall into the "Natural disasters" category?

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  5. Re:Local Councils by matttastic · · Score: 2, Funny

    I did a stint in public relations at this same council and their computers had Office 97. I was also worried to overhear some people talking about the intranet and how it was a truly remarkable, modern spinoff from the internet. I bought my cappuchino muffin and left.

  6. 20% Council Tax Rises by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Considering my council tax has risen 20% in a single year, compounded on last years 12% and similar amounts from previous years, you can gather that local authorities in the UK are possibly the most wasteful and ineffcient in the Western world, anything that will save costs is great, however I doubt I'll see the benefit, the money saved with just be spent on other follies.

    In fact my local council has a very similar archicture to Windows... resource hungry, prone to errors, file corruption, constantly crashing and losing data, the list gones on, they're a match made in heaven.