Re: [tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 17:58, M Henri Day wrote: 2011/2/18 Gordon Burgess-Parker On 18/02/11 06:16, Samphan Raruenrom wrote: They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? Apparently it was all to do (!) with printer and scanner driversmethinks there has been some MS she

Re: [tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-18 Thread M Henri Day
2011/2/18 Gordon Burgess-Parker > On 18/02/11 06:16, Samphan Raruenrom wrote: > >> They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? >> > > Apparently it was all to do (!) with printer and scanner > driversmethinks there has been some MS shenanigans here... I suspect

Re: [tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 06:16, Samphan Raruenrom wrote: They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? Apparently it was all to do (!) with printer and scanner driversmethinks there has been some MS shenanigans here... -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@do

Re: [tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-18 Thread Olav Dahlum
On 18/02/11 09:01, Irmhild Rogalla wrote: > Hi, > > Am 18.02.2011 07:16, schrieb Samphan Raruenrom: >> They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? > > It's a very specific German *party* political decision, against > consultants (McKinsey) suggestions. > > (see - i

Re: [tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-18 Thread Andor E
Users prejudice needs intelligence, indeed :). 2011/2/18 Irmhild Rogalla > Hi, > > Am 18.02.2011 07:16, schrieb Samphan Raruenrom: > > They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? >> > > It's a very specific German *party* political decision, against consultants >

Re: [tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-17 Thread Irmhild Rogalla
Hi, Am 18.02.2011 07:16, schrieb Samphan Raruenrom: They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? It's a very specific German *party* political decision, against consultants (McKinsey) suggestions. (see - in German language- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldu

[tdf-discuss] No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office - The H Open Source: News and Features

2011-02-17 Thread Samphan Raruenrom
They're moving back from Linux to Windows+Office! What's happening there? http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/No-more-desktop-Linux-systems-in-the-German-Foreign-Office-1191122.html The Foreign Office launched a modernisation process in 2010, one component of which was the pursuit of a new IT