[Sussex] Is this a "cop out" ?

[Mark Harrison]

I don't think he's being lazy - I think it's a very real concern.

However, I would question what their plans atually are? Exchange 5.5 is two
major versions out of date, and if it's not gone No-Longer-Supported by MS,
it will shortly... If I were the Chief Executive of the council, I'd want to
see fully-costed proposals for a Linux-based solution alongside any such
proposal for, say, Exchange2003.

It IS possible to use OfficeXP as if it were just Office97/2k, but it would
be missing the benefits. A proper moved to XP requires, in my experience,
just as much retraining as a move to OOo.

Shared calendaring is a big tool in many organisations - and the larger the
organisation, the more so, in my experience. There ARE good OpenSource
solutions to this...

Regards,

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John D." <big-john at dsl.pipex.com>
To: "LUG email list for the Sussex Counties" <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: [Sussex] Is this a "cop out" ?


> Found this http://www.vnunet.com/News/1151880
>
> and I'm wondering, if you think that it sounds like a cop out as well.
>
> The equipment is too old. exchange is getting on. retraining. Lack or
reduced
> functionality between MSOffice and Openoffice - bleat bleat (pardon the
> cynicism) It just sound's like the ICT man mentioned at the bottom is just
> using money as a reason to be lazy.
>
> regards
>
> John D.