adrian.wells
Unfortunately many of these decisions are made ultimately by bursars who like to be able to point the finger at listed companies rather than a group of like minded geeks (no insults intended). It's about accountability [...]
So buy it from a listed company? You don't have to buy proprietary all the time. You could buy free software, with whatever extras you want. In fact, having the knowledge that they paid a fair price (instead of a monopoly one) and have both the ability to withhold money *AND* to change suppliers without junking the 1000s they've already spent should be more attractive to every sane bursar. -- MJR http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ IM: slef@jabber.at This is my home web site. This for Jabber Messaging. How's my writing? Let me know via any of my contact details.