Open Source in public services and schools

[Ralph Janke]

Not only is a lot of money spent that leave the country,
but also, city councils, school boards, local politicians
should be made aware how much this money would
improve the local economy by using local people
helping to maintain and further develop the open
source solutions for the purposes used.

This creates a trickle down effect to all kinds of
local businesses. This is the point the politicians
need to start to understand.

On 06/25/2010 10:22 AM, Brent wrote:
>
> A conservative and not scientific estimate, from me, shows that about
> 100 million could be saved, each and every year, but instead all I get
> to read about is the provincial deficit standing at a billion dollars
> for last year and a projected deficit of four and ahalf billion for this
> fiscal year.
>
> You'd think with this kind of money at stake there would me a mass
> migration to FOSS buy most publ;ic bodies.
>
> Brent
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