Good idea. So who should this be sent to? The Mayor? The governor? The IT
director is most likely a windows-centric person so I don't think that he
would be a good choice. Who do you think?
On Saturday 19 June 2004 17:31, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> This is the first part that actually contains facts with support. I
> think you should drop all the emotional argument piece and just write
> the person you want to influence with this list of governments
> (including supporting documentation). At the top of the message simply
> put....
>
> "I have noticed recently that a lot of government agencies are
> investigating the use of free software in order to reduce costs,
> increase stablity/security and reduce vendor lockin. I was wondering if
> <insert government agency you are writing to here> has investigated such
> software? It looks like it might be something that is a good use of our
> tax dollars in the long run. I am including a list of similar
> government agencies that have started using such software. Perhaps you
> could contact them and see if you could get similar results/benefits."
>
> <insert your list here>
>
> -Derek
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