Criticism mounts over Birmingham's Linux project

Criticism is mounting over the termination of a large-scale Linux project in Birmingham.

As reported earlier this week, Birmingham City Council pulled the plug on its £535,000 open-source pilot after its analysis concluded that it was cheaper to upgrade to a Microsoft-based platform than proceed with open source.

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