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:ComputerWeekly: Scottish Police Give Open Source the Boot
ComputerWeekly: Scottish Police Give Open Source the Boot
Aug 11, 2005, 14 :30 UTC (31 Talkback[s]) (11592 reads)
(Other stories by Mike Simons)

"Central Scotland Police, which pioneered the use of open source, including Linux desktops, has begun implementing a major Microsoft-based IT overhaul.

"The force is to replace much of its open source infrastructure, which was introduced from 2000, with Microsoft technology, including Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Microsoft Office..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
“Although an open-source solution met ou ...   Riiiight   
Andreas Mohr
Aug 11, 2005, 14:49:24  
I know this is not what this is about; i ...   A Choice...?   
GH
Aug 11, 2005, 14:51:51  
And this the insiduos effect of an indus ...   lockin   
Evan Hisey
Aug 11, 2005, 15:03:15  
David Stirling, head of ICT for Central ...   The key quote   
Gabe
Aug 11, 2005, 15:14:49  
whistle blowers in the near future, and ...   We'll be hearing from the ...   
GreyGeek
Aug 11, 2005, 15:22:44  
Replacing linux servers with windows ser ...   Like I said before   
vm
Aug 11, 2005, 15:25:12  
If Scottish Police incurred such cost pe ...   A ship of dummies   
Sid Boyce
Aug 11, 2005, 15:48:21  
It all boils down to the IT staff. A goo ...   Weak IT skills   
Alex Chejlyk
Aug 11, 2005, 16:03:42  
Possibly, but I actually doubt it. I ha ...   Re: We'll be hearing from the ...   
Kavey
Aug 11, 2005, 16:25:16  
nuf said ...   Smells like 5 day dead fish   
phil
Aug 11, 2005, 17:03:11  
Microsoft advised them. Uh huh! That e ...   Microsoft advised them   
Joe User
Aug 11, 2005, 17:12:24  
Truth is that to compete with m$, they H ...   dark secrets   
vm
Aug 11, 2005, 17:27:50  
Get over it. Outside of your bedrooms pe ...   It's a fact of life   
Jason
Aug 11, 2005, 17:30:20  
>>“Central Scotland Police estimates tha ...   My suspicions   
SM
Aug 11, 2005, 19:03:41  
I'm never surprised now when I hear ...   UK is very MS friendly   
Cole Thompson
Aug 11, 2005, 19:50:07  
A survey by analyst group Gartner of del ...   Where did I hear that before...?   
Ken Jennings
Aug 11, 2005, 20:58:34  
I am closely associated with a linux tra ...   on pr and biscuits   
beerintrousers
Aug 11, 2005, 21:50:44  
> All in all, these two Microsoft wins r ...   Re: My suspicions   
beerintrousers
Aug 11, 2005, 22:16:50  
The British government has decided to st ...   National MS adoption mandate   
alucinor
Aug 11, 2005, 23:54:35  
> whistle blowers in the near future, an ...   Re: We'll be hearing from the ...   
Nic
Aug 12, 2005, 00:18:42  
Usually, when you hear these 20% and 30% ...   All in how you do the numbers   
Tom Henderson
Aug 12, 2005, 02:40:39  
Replacing linux servers with windows ser ...   Re: Like I said before   
Ookaze BioACobol
Aug 12, 2005, 07:31:05  
> > All in all, these two Microsoft wins ...   Re: Re: My suspicions   
chemicalscum
Aug 12, 2005, 12:02:07  
>> I'm never surprised now when I he ...   Re: UK is very MS friendly   
hindenburg
Aug 12, 2005, 13:29:55  
My brother is an inspector and the so ca ...   Actually this is not true   
Rolph McPhereson
Aug 12, 2005, 14:08:11  
Well it too is a fact of life that you c ...   Re:It's a fact of life   
Khan Md Ashraf
Aug 12, 2005, 17:32:49  
yeah, your right.i'm from abroad too ...   Re: UK is very MS friendly   
Biton Walstra
Aug 12, 2005, 21:05:30  
As for the data being owned by baddies ...   Re: Re: We'll be hearing from the ...   
GreyGeek
Aug 13, 2005, 02:15:38  
> My brother is an inspector and the so ...   Re: Actually this is not true   
GH
Aug 13, 2005, 04:53:24  
> As for the data being owned by baddie ...   Re: Re: Re: We'll be hearing from the ...   
Nic
Aug 13, 2005, 12:09:30  
> Its silly to just talk about security ...   Re: Re: We'll be hearing from the ...   
Tim Cook
Aug 13, 2005, 15:11:29  
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