This might be pointing to a larger debate I feel: About Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Vs Software deployment. Enough has been said by Salesforce on pricing benefits, and is a similar argument by Google docs against Microsoft Office. That DHIS2 is not available as SaaS could be critiqued by some, but freedom is one obvious argument against SaaS. Richard Stallman, in my opinion correctly pointed out that freedom is compromised through such SaaS - http://bostonreview.net/BR35.2/stallman.php
We should do a TCO exercise, since we are the largest implementers of DHIS2. But anyone who wants to start a SaaS with DHIS2, should be the people really doing it. That would be good exercise to determine per-user cost of providing such a service. PS: I think this is useful to discuss on the users list, hence sending there... --- Regards, Saptarshi PURKAYASTHA My Tech Blog: http://sunnytalkstech.blogspot.com You Live by CHOICE, Not by CHANCE On 31 May 2013 10:39, Johan Sæbø <joha...@ifi.uio.no> wrote: > Interesting, and we should work on the wording on our website. > > However, I read his point as nothing is really free, except magpi. In his > comparison with DHIS2 though, he's comparing apples and oranges. He also > fails to mention that you have to pay per reported form, and for extra > functionality. Not that he doesn't have a point about DHIS2, but he's > comparison is quite unfair. > > https://datadyne.zendesk.com/**entries/21093588-Cost-of-** > Magpi-formerly-EpiSurveyor-<https://datadyne.zendesk.com/entries/21093588-Cost-of-Magpi-formerly-EpiSurveyor-> > > Johan > > > On 31.05.2013 09:54, Ola Hodne Titlestad wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Here is an interesting blog post on the cost of DHIS 2, and Free and >> Open Source Software in general: >> >> http://www.datadyne.org/2013/**05/global-dev-where-free-** >> means-expensive/<http://www.datadyne.org/2013/05/global-dev-where-free-means-expensive/> >> >> Not sure where he got the idea that a national, or any, HIS >> implementation can be free from, but I guess he has a point that it is >> important to be clear on what part is free. >> We can definitely be better at providing guidance on the >> implementation costing, although I don't think we have been trying to >> hide the fact that training thousands of users can be expensive. >> >> The freedom aspect of free software is of course not mentioned in his >> blog at all.... >> >> Ola >> ------ >> >> ------------------------------**---- >> Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr) >> HISP >> Department of Informatics >> University of Oslo >> >> Mobile: +47 48069736 >> Home address: Eftasåsen 68, 0687 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-**devs<https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs> >> Post to : dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-**devs<https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs> >> More help : >> https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelp<https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-**devs<https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs> > Post to : dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-**devs<https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs> > More help : > https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelp<https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >
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