spinynorman Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 (edited) The Register reports on an EU initiative. The Consortium for Open Source in Public Administration (Cospa) ... will also attempt to address perceived barriers to adoption of open source software, specifically; cost of data migration, interoperability and integration problems with existing infrastructure, personnel training, concerns about support, maintenance and future proofing. Let's hear it for the European Commission! Edited April 16, 2004 by spinynorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 maybe somehow this will give the U.S. a kick in the butt... "Hey guys, we better keep up!!" sort of like when other countries starting going into space (possibly a bad analogy, but it gets my point across). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitor Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 YEAH! Anything that helps to make governments make the switch is improving the Linux market situation. Always a very strong reference, and quite convincing for all those companies that are dealing with governments. If it becomes a real added value to offer FLOSS when responding to an RFP, companies will have to build up the expertise to do so. And once it exists, they will certainly market it to other customers. Ciao, Sitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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