EU Commission Finds Switching to Open Source Saves Money
Groklaw has a nice little article about the EU Commission’s report into the costs of migrating to Open Source software.
“Costs to migrate to an open solution are relevant and an organization needs to consider an extra effort for this. However these costs are temporary and mainly are budgeted in less than one year.”
Of special interest to me was the commission’s recommendations on migrating from Microsoft Office to Open Office.
Notably this advice is given to businesses considering upgrading their Office software:
1. Before buying, upgrading proprietary office software one needs consider that:
OpenOffice.org has all the functionalities that public offices need to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
Upgrading office programs is time-consuming and expensive. It requires installation time, potential document conversions, and new training. It also poses a risk because some documents containing code or macros may not be readable anymore
OpenOffice.org is free, extremely stable, and supports the ISO Open Document Standard.
You can grab a PDF of the report from this link. Roll on the inevitable march of FLOSS into the mainstream!
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