[ILUG] opensource too costly for Irish gov

[Conor Wynne]

> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1570801,00.asp
> covers some very valid points in relation to Open Source vs Windows, where
> they compared Office 2003 with Open Office.
>
> The more advanced users of tools like Excel found Open Office totally
> inadequate for their needs, while those that were at the lower end seemed
> to
> be satisfied with it.

I agree entirely, We need proper support for .docs, .xls etc. Its fine for
basic stuff, but not quite ready for the big time.

Powerpoint support is a bit gay aswell, but then again, powerpoint is only
of use for pointless meetings and useless "training"

Conor Wynne
Dublin
Irlande.