On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 00:04, Jesse Kline wrote:
> I just wanted to note, that as taxpayers this can be a fairly important issue. I
> don't think it matters if our elected officials have a firm stance on the
> ideological issues surrounding free software, but they should be made aware of
> what is out there so that our tax dollars are not wasted on expensive software
> solutions that could be accomplished at a much lower cost using technologies
> such as Linux.
>
> Jesse
Actually, the City of Calgary is heavily involved with Linux and has
been for some time now. The following snippet is from their website:
Switching to Linux means even better value for taxpayer money
spent on technology.
The City has recently moved to the Linux operating system, and
is already saving a whopping 75 percent on computer server
hardware and related costs. Plus, some important computer
transactions can be done 200 to 500 percent faster than on the
old systems.
I have done Linux training for the city and know that reps have spoken
publicly at various venues regarding their Linux journey, one of the
most prominent ones was at the last Real World Linux in Toronto.
I was at a Calgary Unix Users Group meeting about six months back where
the IT manager was a guest speaker and spoke about their Linux efforts.
Perhaps this might be a topic for an upcoming CLUG meeting? If there is
interest, I could make the appropriate inquiries.
Curtis
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