Comments on: London Olympics Says No To Open Source http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-it-infrastructure/london-olympics-says-no-to-open-source-819 Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Puttick http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-it-infrastructure/london-olympics-says-no-to-open-source-819#comment-91 Chris Puttick Thu, 07 May 2009 08:41:50 +0000 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-it-infrastructure/london-olympics-says-no-to-open-source-819#comment-91 I hsve never, ever heard of anyone (sane and without conflicting vendor interests) with a greenfield installation who could had a difficulty using open source. Compatibility is a legacy problem. Require all docs to be sent as ODF or PDF alllows users of all platforms and financial positions to interact. What else is his problem? Some specifics are required, given the budget issues and the timeframes. I hsve never, ever heard of anyone (sane and without conflicting vendor interests) with a greenfield installation who could had a difficulty using open source.

Compatibility is a legacy problem. Require all docs to be sent as ODF or PDF alllows users of all platforms and financial positions to interact. What else is his problem? Some specifics are required, given the budget issues and the timeframes.

]]> By: Richard http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-it-infrastructure/london-olympics-says-no-to-open-source-819#comment-89 Richard Wed, 06 May 2009 17:59:47 +0000 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-it-infrastructure/london-olympics-says-no-to-open-source-819#comment-89 Let me get this straight- he thinks that apps that don't use open standards are better!? Let me get this straight- he thinks that apps that don’t use open standards are better!?

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