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| DATE | 2004-11-22 |
| FROM | Contrarian
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Re: Upcoming Hearings by the Committee on Technology
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> > > > > > On Monday, November 22, 2004 at 1 PM in the 14th Floor
> > > > > > Hearing, 250 Broadway, the Committee on Technology in
> > > > > > Government, chaired by Council Member Gale A. Brewer, jointly
> > > > > > with the Committee on Housing and
> > > > > > Buildings, chaired by Council Member Madeline Provenzano, will
> > > > > > hold hearings...
> well one of the topics on the agenda is using city funds to encourage
> purchase of inexpensive computers for residents of low income housing.
> I cant think of any computers as inexpensive as those Sams Club
> computers that come with SuSe pre installed we can make a good case for
> those computers to run GNU/Linux.
Tonight the consensus was that it would be more feasible to
make the case for Free Software on Dell/IBM/major mfr. hardware,
because the city already has contracts with these companies.
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