[plug] alternative business strategy?

[John Knight]

>don't forget that there is a retraining cost as well... I'm all for
>going all Linux.. in fact I am in frequent arguments in the office
>because I want to put another thing onto Linux.. but for NFPs
>especially those using MS Publisher (every single one I work with ~
>20) it would cost a lot more to move everyone to Linux, retrain
>everyone and pay a developer to fix the bits that didn't do what they
>need (where MS does them out of the box), there is also time between
>having it developed and the features installed that costs the
>organisation in lost productivity.

Actually, I was also just thinking about moving to OOo, not necessarily 
moving to Linux. Sure, it'd good, and I'm all for it, but you eat an 
elephant in chunks, and an OS move is a whole elephant!