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Vista Licensing Speeds Linux Move

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the here-comes-the-discount dept.

Stephen Samuel writes "Australia's NSW Office of State Revenue is speeding it's transition to a Linux desktop due in part to a lackluster interest in Microsoft's attempt to lock them into the Software Assurance Program, reports LinuxWorld. The agency's CIO and manager of client services both confirmed they would start scoping for a move to a Linux desktop within six months. Manager Pravash Babhoota seemed satisfied with a Linux move in their back office, citing Linux costs as being just over 1/6 the projected cost of a Windows upgrade, while processing doubled."

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  1. Re:I can see it now... by melikamp · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Mod parent up please, the smartest thing I read today.

    Except... You have ubergeek distros like gentoo

    You misspelled Slackware