[Gllug] London councils and Unix/Linux

[Jackson, Harry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Bell [mailto:chrisbell at overview.demon.co.uk]
> 
>    I am trying to persuade my local council (Ealing) to look 
> at Linux. I
> know that other councils are already doing this, so has there been any
> co-ordinated attempt to share information among the local authorities? 

I know Newham County Council does not have a PC as their Budget cannot
afford it (Hardware or Licence). I found this out when I phoned them and
asked for their email address. It is a shame that they haven't got one. Then
again when you look at the schools and the state of some of their IT
departments its disgusting but if you go to a company and ask for their old
PC gear for a school the government has conveniently made it nigh impossible
for them to give you it.

Harry


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