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During periods of economic downturn, there is no money.

South Africa is entering recession and possibly a depression.

To prepare for this you need to take stock of all software licensing fees. You have to start reducing ALL expenditure on American Software Licensing to as close to R0 as you can get.

To reduce the amount of staff you will need to retrench : Reduce your expenditure on software and licensing.

Small businesses : You do not need to pay any licensing (R0) and ensure that you do not use Microsoft Outlook or other American network services. Check with your suppliers that they use only reliable EU or Chinese or India solutions.

Operating systems: Linux

Desktop Office Software : Open Office

Email software : Thunderbird

Web Browser software : Firefox or Google Chrome

Graphics Software : Gimp

All new hardware purchases : It is important to avoid ALL products with pre-installed Windows software or products requiring only Windows software.