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New Zealand Government Open Source with Novell

Posted by samzenpus on from the open-country dept.

quikflik writes "New Zealand Computerworld magazine reports an 'All-of-government' open source deal with Novell. The deal allows government agencies access to Novell Open Source software and support - and probably some other Novell products too considering the Inland Revenue Department have been using them for a while. Still .. is an incumbant vendor always the best? If you were a government, which linux distribution would you choose?"

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  1. Novell SUE Linux 10.0 by Flaming+Foobar · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm sure it's a pure coincidence that this coincides with the release of Novell SUSE Linux 10.0.

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  2. Re:Going with the devil you know by kuiken · · Score: -1, Troll

    Debian is not an option for goverments.
    Sure the IT guys have a few debian boxes around the place.
    But for mission critical stuff it just cant be done, no PHB in the world will accept a system without any support contract.

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  3. co34 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    what 4rovides thke