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Los Angeles to Consider Open Source Software

Posted by Zonk on from the penguins-in-the-valley dept.

lientz writes "According to an article at FederalComputerWeek, the city of Los Angeles is considering using Open Source software as a cost cutting measure. From the article: "...city officials could save $5.2 million by switching to OpenOffice... rather than purchasing a Microsoft Office product at $200 per license for 26,000 desktops. The savings would go to a special fund to hire more employees for the police department, a major focus for city officials right now, he added.""

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  1. OpenOffice Access by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm just glad they can use the Open Source version of Access to work with their MDBs. What's it called again?

  2. This is news? by bbc · · Score: 0, Troll

    "The city of Los Angeles is considering using Open Source software". How is this news? I don't know how things are in the US, but in civilized countries, democratically elected governments do not just carry a pile of cash in a wheelbarrow to the first monopolist they can find, but rather consider all the alternatives.