> > what you have stated so far is a common for all let it be schools , > colleges or universities , what do you want from this group ? > just suggestions to Foss alternatives ? , even all that you can get by > searching the web or archives of mailing lists because this has been > discussed time and time again , the real question is what is your idea do > you want to take this challenge up yourself ? if not what ? >
This model may be relevant here : "Professor Abhay Karandikar, Head of Computer Department at IIT Bombay said that low-cost and the need to customize applications to suit the institution's requirements were the primary reasons they went for open source. The institution's mail server and proxy server are Linux-based, as are the company's network management tools. The ERP application is also homegrown. "In case of proprietary systems, the licensing expenses are considerable, moreover we would have to customize it to suit our needs, which would again add to our cost," said Karandikar. A third factor going against proprietary systems is related to maintenance-that it is much easier to maintain open-source based systems. Finding talent to work on open source-based homegrown systems is a challenge, Karandikar admitted. "Our Application Software Cell is constantly short of manpower," he said, adding that the institution usually involved MTech research students in the development work." Read more from here : http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20091116/expressintelligententerprise05.shtml <http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20091116/expressintelligententerprise05.shtml> -- With Regards, Gaurav Paliwal http://gauravpaliwal.com -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
