"flawlessly", yes, "benchmarked" as well, I think. Plus the requirements docs will have specifications which the Python code will mysteriously meet...

Non-profit, yes. It's not about deals, so much, as it is about higher-ups who have been sold on the MS Way, with respect to risk, support models, etc. Heck, we get Win2K server for $125, Office XP for $63/seat (which suggests to you all: start your own non-profit to buy home software: the org will own it, but by the time that's an issue, you'll have new software anyway).