Re: [gnome-cy] GIG am defnyddio Gnome efallai

[Kevin Donnelly <kevin dotmon com>]

On Sunday 07 December 2003 5:54 pm, Dewi B Jones wrote:
> NHS may ditch Microsoft on costs
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1101344,00.html

Yes, though there is speculation that this is possibly a negotiating ploy to 
drive down the price MS is charging:
http://www.silicon.com/hardware/desktops/0,39024645,39117233,00.htm?rolling=13

BECTA has just announced a deal similar to the existing NHS one:
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=309
which trumpets savings of �46m, but doesn't mention the actual license cost 
(likely to be �80-100m).

However, the news here may be more significant:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1405988,00.asp

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Best wishes

Kevin Donnelly

www.kyfieithu.co.uk - Meddalwedd Rydd yn Gymraeg

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