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Re: NHS Meeting Blair and Gates
- From: Alan Harris <alanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 13:21:08 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <3C0B7C25.AC71F354@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi all
>
> Roger Whittaker wrote:
> >
> > Which is why I make no apology for contibuting this link also for those
> > who are interested:
> >
> > http://www.observer.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,610133,00.html
Excellent article Roger!
I think it's a great pity that people are threatening to withdraw from
this list - I'm a tax payer and i object to my money being wasted in an
extravagent and un-nessecary manner by people who have think a web
browser is a newspaper reading spider!
In this area i don't think it matters that it's microsoft, the same
argument would apply if it were reveresed and sun were charging 70
million for staroffice and microsoft were offering xp for free - as long
as office offers value for money....
As a school network manager I am disgusted at the attitude of our mp's
to ict education and, if this NHS deal goes through, believe me, it
won't belong before the same deal will be inflicted on us - never mind
that we could'nt afford the hardware to run it on in the first place.
I would'nt protest if the government were prposing to spend xx million
with lotus because smartsuite offers better value for money than office
does.
On another note - don't you people find something immoral in spending 70
million with a company for software that is not required when large
numbers of people spend 12 hours+ on trolleys in casualty departments? I
personally know (as i'm sure we all do) of people waiting years for
operations.... come on blair - spend the money where it's needed and use
ecent, free software to improve our health and education systems.
Ok, rant over....
alan
-----------------------------------------------------
Alan Harris
Network Manager
Bryngwyn School
Tel : 01554 750661
Fax : 01554 758255
E-mail: alanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Notes:
1. The contents of this email may be snooped on by
interested government parties for unknown purposes!
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000.
2. The opinions expressed in this email are personal
and may not be shared by Bryngwyn School.
-----------------------------------------------------
>
> Roger Whittaker wrote:
> >
> > Which is why I make no apology for contibuting this link also for those
> > who are interested:
> >
> > http://www.observer.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,610133,00.html
Excellent article Roger!
I think it's a great pity that people are threatening to withdraw from
this list - I'm a tax payer and i object to my money being wasted in an
extravagent and un-nessecary manner by people who have think a web
browser is a newspaper reading spider!
In this area i don't think it matters that it's microsoft, the same
argument would apply if it were reveresed and sun were charging 70
million for staroffice and microsoft were offering xp for free - as long
as office offers value for money....
As a school network manager I am disgusted at the attitude of our mp's
to ict education and, if this NHS deal goes through, believe me, it
won't belong before the same deal will be inflicted on us - never mind
that we could'nt afford the hardware to run it on in the first place.
I would'nt protest if the government were prposing to spend xx million
with lotus because smartsuite offers better value for money than office
does.
On another note - don't you people find something immoral in spending 70
million with a company for software that is not required when large
numbers of people spend 12 hours+ on trolleys in casualty departments? I
personally know (as i'm sure we all do) of people waiting years for
operations.... come on blair - spend the money where it's needed and use
ecent, free software to improve our health and education systems.
Ok, rant over....
alan
-----------------------------------------------------
Alan Harris
Network Manager
Bryngwyn School
Tel : 01554 750661
Fax : 01554 758255
E-mail: alanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----------------------------------------------------
Notes:
1. The contents of this email may be snooped on by
interested government parties for unknown purposes!
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000.
2. The opinions expressed in this email are personal
and may not be shared by Bryngwyn School.
-----------------------------------------------------
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