The information about Windows 10 being the last planned came from friends who have sold Microsoft for many years, who assure me that the announcement that Windows 10 would be the last was made before it was released. There have been previous rumours, and there is currently a mass movement towards Apple computers (which in fact run on Free Open Source Software, BSD, behind a very expensive Apple front). Microsoft are also being hit by a movement towards tablets, which often run on FOSS.Major users are also moving towards FOSS because of reliability and security issues. Google for GCHQ and Linux. The last time I checked around 480 of the top 500 supercomputers in the world run Linux. Many of the normal hardware devices use embedded code borrowed from Linux. Even the standard operating system for the Raspberry Pi, raspbian, is based on Debian.I am not asking for funds from Ealing, I have been given enough hardware to start a club, with offers of more. There is a complete ground floor in the Lyra block 2 that was provided for local community use free of charge by the original developers that has remained empty ever since. The Lyra buildings have since been sold on. London Borough of Ealing use Linux, and I was told the IT department would like to use more but are restricted by a lack of trained staff. There are plenty of university advanced courses available, but qualified people have no problems finding other well paid employment. There is no PR budget to pay for adverts or bribe politicions, and you will not find many Linux mags because they do not make a fortune, the information is freely available online.Linux is available free, you are welcome to choose what to use.
Christopher Bell ● 3881d