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| 2009-10-27 01:54:49 | Open Computing for Governments |
With the release of the latest incarnation of Ubuntu just around the corner it got me thinking. How much could be saved of tax payers money by porting entire government or public agencies over to Ubuntu or another free Linux distro? One of the primary costs of any modern organisation is IT and a huge proportion of the IT budget goes towards licensing fees of software. This would be reduced if a corporation moved over to Ubuntu machines for their desktops. Another consideration is that Ubuntu has been proven to run better on older machines than say XP, this would reduce the need for hardware to be upgraded as often as it currently is. Of course one of the major downsides to moving to Linux would be the likelihood that any bespoke software written for the organisation would have to be ported from a Windows environment. There may also be additional training provided to the less capable members of staff. It would be interesting to see how great the saving would be, should there be any. |
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