On 2/3/06, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 2/3/06, david t. asuncion, jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I am pointing out an exception...
I work for a local government unit. My boss (a mayor) believes in open source and that's why we are migrating our desktops to Ubuntu Linux and giving away computers to schools with Ubuntu Linux installed on it.
This works because Gerona, Tarlac is a small (2nd or 3rd class) municipality. Even at a highly discounted rate, the likes of Microsoft (well over there their poster boy would be Wilson Chua) could not offer anything. The mayor loves open source because it allows him to do something positive/good at a near-zero budget.
So this is good news since most LGUs in the country doesn't have money. Most are 2nd to 5th class municipalities. Another reason to promote Linux and FOSS to Local Government Units... and I think there is nothing wrong about doing something positive/good at a near zero budget.
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