On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Gaurav Paliwal < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > agreed > 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." > this is something i am most skeptical about , that is why i say they need to open the code let the world know something like this is happening instead of developing in silos. > Read more from here : > http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20091116/expressintelligententerprise05.shtml > > <http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20091116/expressintelligententerprise05.shtml> > well check and comment later... i need to dig through my mails for this topic and what could be a good starting point, Gaurav if your solution/product is working event 20 % i would love to see it , i have a customer who may need your services ... :-) -Satya -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
