[LINK] RTA plans desktop open source

[Howard Lowndes]

On Tue, 2004-02-10 at 11:25, Adam Todd wrote:
> > > > The RTA's proposed new mail and desktop system will give
> > > > frontline staff their first view of email and the department's
> > > > intranet.
> > > >
> > > > Currently, staff do not have access to these applications.
> > >
> > > Uhm, why do the frontline staff need email and word-proccessing?
> > >
> > > I thought their job is to enter details, take money, and
> > > print receipts.
> > >
> >
> >That's indeed part of their job.  But I'm also pretty sure that they have a
> >need for access to word processing and e-mail for the same reason that most
> >of us do - to function as office workers and to communicate with the rest of
> >their organisation.
> 
> StarOffice doesn't have email in it :)

5.2 certainly does.  I can't comment about 6.0 tho

> 
> As to email, I suppose with strict rules of email use in government and 
> business - that is, no personal email, only business related - it does 
> increase productivity:
> 
>     People can communicate without walking around the office
>     looking for someone.
> 
>     It's all in writing and indisputable.
> 
>     It saves those distractions as you walk from your work place, and
>     someone asks you about the ski trip you are planning in ten years
>     time, whilst they elaborate about their trip to Mars next year.
> 
>     No doubt it helps keep the sexual tension down.  Guys aren't
>     cracking onto the chicks and the chicks don't need to dress up and
>     show leg any more.
> 
>     Promotions might soon become part of an automated process!  Notified
>     by email!  Like an auto responder :)
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry  :)
> 
> 
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