Hi, there was an article in the ChCh press today in the technology section.
"France's cash-strapped government is giving alternative software firms the chance to win state business away from Microsoft in a pioneering drive to challenge the American software giant in the public sector." France wants to use open-source software providers resupply part of the almost one million state computers. Figures of 570 million dollars of software, over three years were mentioned. The MS lad said, "In fact, open source software is not free. It is very expensive because it shifts the cost to maintenance, services, integration and training" I rephrase this as:: "In fact, MS software is very expensive. It is very expensive because it shifts the cost to maintenance, services, integration and training" Apparently, the German, Israeli and Malaysian goverments also envisage shifting to open-source software. Derek. -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for email IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when (apparently) receiving a Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me......
