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I'm also a civil servant in Limpopo. I have been using Open Source
software in the workplace for the last 8 years or so. Our desktop
GIS environment has switched largely to QGIS and we are about to
embark on a PostgreSQL/PostGIS implementation to feed data into an
online website and make the data available to QGIS users in our
department. There is a lot of resistance to open source adoption -
mainly due to fear of the unknown. GIS has been easier because
folks are often adopting totally new concepts in the first place.
Migrating people from software that they already now (e.g. MS
Office) to the unknown (e.g. LibreOffice) is quite an uphill
battle...<br>
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All the best.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Vince<br>
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<div>I am a public servant in Limpopo Province and wishes to
find out about the usage of Open source both in Government
and Private sector. I want to find out if there are any
departments using open source, the advantages and
disadvantages for that. Is there any report that talks
about the usage of such (from Government) or readiness?</div>
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<div>From private companies, who are using open source?</div>
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<div>It is also my wish to see what is possible and what is
not with the use of OS.</div>
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<div><b>Tel : 082 833 9103</b></div>
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