Probably old news to most here, the conversion of 14,000 gov't PCs and 16,000 gov't users of Munich "Munich Goes with Open Source Software" http://linuxpr.com/releases/5893.html http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0528.munich.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2135356,00.html but was just wondering how many gov't PCs/users in Manila or for that matter Philippines. Is there an estimate?
Could there be a future news headline "Manila Goes with Open Source Software" Or "Microsoft fought hard to retain the business, offering deals and discounts, with chief executive Steve Ballmer interrupting a ski holiday in Switzerland to pay a personal visit to the mayor of Manila..."? Well, maybe mayor of Manila would be too small fry for Ballmer to bother with. How about president of Philippines? Is it conceivable that the president might push the entire gov't like what the Univ. of Philippines president did for UP? I guess Manila or Philippines does not have as many as PCs as Munich, or as much data/services online yet, so any "conversion" won't be so much of a big issue or a big bang event or as costly as Munich? On the other hand, OSS being free may not be a very strong argument, since Windows etc. is also free to many... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
