content: Short-term it will probably cost them for the transition (lower productivity while people get used to the change), but once that's done the maintenance cost is far lower (as in no license cost, no paying for support for outdated software). That's generally the problem with government bodies when it comes to OSS, they're not very good at long-term things. But lately governments seem a lot more willing to invest in getting away from MS Spyware. Curious isn't it.