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Using open source/open standards can save Danish government 550 million kroner

lars
Thu Aug 31 00:44:53 -0700 2006
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Analysis of the Rambøll-report, a report about the costs related to switching to open standards for document formats in the Danish government, suggests that the Danish state could save the equivalent of around $94 million USD over five years by migrating to OpenOffice.org and the OpenDocument format. The estimate is based on only the state, and savings could be proportionally higher if the whole public sector were included.

Three scenarios were evaluated in the report: following lock step with vendor's plans for new purchases, retrofitting legacy office suites with the help of OpenDocument plug-ins, or phased migration to OpenOffice.org. The latter, phased migration to OpenOffice.org, is where the savings are to be found.

[ed. removed dollar sign from title]

Worth it?

Adam Hazzlebank
Thu Aug 31 05:23:18 -0700 2006
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The CIA World factbook says government expenditure in Denmark was $135 billion in 2005. By comparison $94 million doesn't seem like much gain for a relatively high risk.
Worth it?
jeremiah foster
Thu Aug 31 13:23:49 -0700 2006
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Sure its worth it because you can reallocate those resources to more needed areas. And stop spamming with your comment spam, spammer.
Worth it?
Adam Hazzlebank
Fri Sep 01 02:14:10 -0700 2006
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Yes sorry about that, I must have hit submit too many times. My point wasn't that you might not save money, but that it might not be worth the risks involved. Specifically would anyone in the government be courageous enough to support such a policy with its inheritant risks.

Worth it?

Adam Hazzlebank
Thu Aug 31 05:25:06 -0700 2006
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The CIA World factbook says government expenditure in Denmark was $135 billion in 2005. By comparison $94 million doesn't seem like much gain for a relatively high risk.

Worth it?

Adam Hazzlebank
Thu Aug 31 05:25:20 -0700 2006
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The CIA World factbook says government expenditure in Denmark was $135 billion in 2005. By comparison $94 million doesn't seem like much gain for a relatively high risk.

Worth it?

Adam Hazzlebank
Thu Aug 31 05:25:38 -0700 2006
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The CIA World factbook says government expenditure in Denmark was $135 billion in 2005. By comparison $94 million doesn't seem like much gain for a relatively high risk.

Worth it?

Adam Hazzlebank
Thu Aug 31 05:25:55 -0700 2006
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The CIA World factbook says government expenditure in Denmark was $135 billion in 2005. By comparison $94 million doesn't seem like much gain for a relatively high risk.

Using open source/open standards can save Danish government $550 million kroner

repvik
Fri Sep 01 19:41:12 -0700 2006
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Uhm, will the Danish government save 550 million USD, or 550 million DKK? The headline is confusing ;-) (Of course, the article clarifies this, so the erroneous $ in the headline should be removed)
 

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