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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. Re:Linux? by winston_pr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Where are my moderator points when I need them. You are entitled to your opinions, but this is just too trollish to be true.

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  2. Re:I'd Like to learn Linux... by cerberusss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ummm... You're new here aren't you...

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