I Missed It
A coworker pointed out a surplus type sale that the city was conducting yesterday. The sale (I just noticed) took place just two streets from the bus barn. The listed items were Panasonic Toughbooks, PCs, computer monitors, etc. Interestingly, the sale is on a draw system where you get a ticket and get to buy something if your ticket gets drawn. The most interesting part is the description of the “used computer sets”
(30) used computer sets (monitor/keyboard/mouse) with MS Windows 2000 Professional & Open Office Suite…
With Open Office… wonder if they mean Open Office.org Now that would be cool if the city were using free alternatives to MS Office. Unfortunately, anyone who bought any of these machines would be required to remove the Operating System due to MS’ obnoxious “licensing”.
