[ale] A Real Sad Loss for Open Source in the Atlanta Area

[Edward Holcroft]

Very sad indeed. The problems they identify are precisely *because*
of vendor lock-in. They make it sound like the compatibility issues working
with proprietary formats is somehow the fault of OSS.

This is so one-sided I have to wonder if somebody's palm is getting greased
here?

ed

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 13:19, Rich DeMARS <rich.demars at stonebranch.com>wrote:

> Forsyth County Schools School District Scraps Open-Source Solution ...
> Sep 15, 2010 ... These productivity problems were especially troublesome
> because around the same time that Forsyth County Schools moved to
> OpenOffice, ...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Office-Professional-Plus-2007/Forsyth-County-Schools/School-District-Scraps-Open-Source-Solution-Boosts-Productivity-by-50-Percent/4000008223
>
> Rich DeMARS
> IT Manager
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