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Best i recall, the NHS had signed an extended maintenance contract for XP. But it had recently been dropped because some beancounter had decided they could not

Best i recall, the NHS had signed an extended maintenance contract for XP. But it had recently been dropped because some beancounter had decided they could not afford it. In the end it may well be a big validation of the FSF message, as then the NHS (or anyone really) could hire someone to maintain the software beyond the existence of the original company. This much like how i can find someone to repair something for me that physically broke, because the tools and such are widely available and known (or even attempt to do so myself).

davidf18 9y ago
According to an NHS blog post about the matter, the NHS corporate (or whatever) had been warning hospitals, etc. that Microsoft was discontinuing maintenance of XP and to upgrade. They purchased an additional year of coverage giving hospitals yet another year to upgrade to a supported version of Windows. Many ignored the one year time they had as well as the earlier warnings.