[Sheflug] Sheffield Green Party: Linux for Sheffield City Council

[Julian R C Briggs <J.Briggs [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

Thanks very much to those who responded with such useful, detailed
replies and pointers.

What I take from theses messages is:

* that several Councils are/were evaluating or deploying Linux for
part or all of their infrastructure, notably: Munich, Nottingham,
Newham.

* that several Sheffield schools are deploying Linux for part or all
of their infrastructure but that the Council itself is better
resourced to pilot such migration.

* Linux is gaining ground fast but still has some way to go in terms
of availability of applications, interoperability with M$, percieved
availability of support.

* that Linux terminal-servers run well on low end hardware and,
espcecially if used with flat screens, offer big power savings and
cooler/quieter running.

* Useful links are: 
FLOSSIE: http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/flossie
AFFS: http://www.affs.org.uk

Thanks again.

Julian

 
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University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 211 Portobello St, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK
Phone +44 (0) 114-222-1851. Fax +44 (0) 114-222-1810
j.briggs [at] sheffield.ac.uk  http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~julian
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