vinay sreenivasa wrote: >>> This is the big mistake that people not familiar with IT (and FOSS ) >>> make. It's not the price, it's the Freedom. One should stress that IT >>> is crucially dependent on the software to achieve it's magic. >>> > > We completely agree. Governments look at cost in a big way and we have been > try > ing to get across the point that freedom matters and what advantages freedom > br > ings. > However, while we do not stress on the cost angle, we cannot ignore it > either. > For eg.when governments can use Open Office and save lakhs of rupees on > license > fee for MS office, they should be going for Open Office and should not spend > p > ublic money on proprietary software. > > >>> ANY lug group will be very supportive. >>> > > Even if Open Office or other FOSS packages are free as in beer, please take into account the cost of installation, training and annual support for thousands of PCs in located diverse areas.
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