ZDNet UK: Criticism Mounts Over Birmingham's Linux Project

Nov 20, 2006, 16:45 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Richard Thurston)

"Criticism is mounting over the termination of a large-scale Linux project in Birmingham.

"As reported earlier this week, Birmingham City Council pulled the plug on its £535,000 open-source pilot after its analysis concluded that it was cheaper to upgrade to a Microsoft-based platform than proceed with open source..."

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