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The issue was not ODF but Linux...
... in Birmingham. The conclusion to be drawn is that government officials can push to do the otherwise impracticable because they control revenues by increasing taxes. Even when the evaluator hired by the town calls the project a boondoggle.

So, yes, the earlier conclusion that the local authorities would behave sensibly may still be proven incorrect. But, like Munich, the result of this effort will remain a warning to any person or organization considering Linux that the disadvantages are severe enough to be decisive.
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Novell will soon be the distro of choice  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/06
If it does become the distro of choice  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Doesn't have to be  NonZealot | 12/04/06
Technically, OOo is LGPL  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Don't think so.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/06
Did you bother to click the project link?  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Why would anyone use ODF?  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
ODF is a good format  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Microsoft strategy  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
You ask why?  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Catching up on the news.  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
YOU should keep up with the news...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Read the whole article you linked.  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
I read the whole article...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
The issue was not ODF but Linux...  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
The issue was ODF...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
And while we're on the subject of news...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
A familiar refrain.  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
Won't work this time Anton...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Skullduggery  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
Summing up Europe for Anton...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Usually ODF is Mandated by Contract  mighetto | 12/04/06
Sounds like...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
New Model "Commercial Open Source Software  Aussie_Troll | 12/04/06
Torvalds and Tridgell  Aussie_Troll | 12/04/06
COSS  Aussie_Troll | 12/04/06
Curiosity Aussie Troll...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
re: curiosity  Aussie_Troll | 12/05/06
Burned at the Stake  perryroyce@... | 12/04/06
Assuming I traced the threads correctly...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Novell to support Microsoft Office documents  Loverock Davidson | 12/04/06
Okey, you do realize that OO.org  swoopee | 12/04/06
That's beside the point  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
I have no idea as to  swoopee | 12/04/06
Just a second professor  Loverock Davidson | 12/04/06
Yes I do  Loverock Davidson | 12/04/06
Do you also know that OO.org runs on Windows  swoopee | 12/04/06
Problem with supporting OpenXML  orlando@... | 12/05/06
Precident of reversing one's recorded statement  Boot_Agnostic | 12/06/06

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