[Gllug] Tossing my cookies

[Jim Bailey]

Hi all,

This sort of madness isn't just limited to the NHS or IT policy 
unfortunately.  Before I became involved in IT I worked for a number of 
years as a technical administrator for Housing associations and spend a 
number of years previously spent as a contractor for the said.  
Unsurprisingly I met a culture of petty bureaucratic empire building and 
incompetence that sickened me.

If you are going to work in the caring professions then at the very least 
care!

Let keep shouting in the wilderness however since it is important that one 
day we are heard.

Peace Jim

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never 
tried before."
--Mae West.

On Friday, October 19, 2001, at 01:00 PM, John Hearns wrote:

> Aha!
> SO the truth is out about the story on local governments threatening
> to go Linux/Star Office which I sent out earlier in the week.
>
> Have a look at page 5 of Computing:
> "town Halls seek MS Licence Deal"
>
> And also look at page one:
> "NHS seeks 50 million save in MS deal"
> So lets get this right - MS put in a new licensing scheme, which
> results in organisations like NHS having to pay LOTS more.
> Then they do a deal with you (locking you further into MS BTW)
> which saves a deal of money - but hey, now they're doing you good,
> as you are saving.
>
> In this article it says that 85% of the NHS software budget
> goes to Microsoft. Grrrrr.... they should be spending this money
> on software to treat sick people...
>
>
> I'm about to go off and toss my cookies.
>
>
>
>
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