On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 17:34, Sandip Bhattacharya wrote: > Is it possible to make an estimate of the TCO of a similar setup using > Open Source products?[snip] . . .
hmmm... why bother? > > http://www.microsoft.com/india/casestudies/iimc.asp > Abstract: > */"Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), one of Indiaʼs > leading management schools, [snip]... > The solution implemented by IIMC, creates a technology backbone using > Microsoft BackOffice . . .[snip] provides an extranet for over 600 students > [snip] Keeping with the entrepreneurial > nature of IIMC, the technology is deployed and managed by students only."/* > [...] so i repeat, why bother? if one of india's *leading* management school does *not* know how to do RoI, TCO, studies on such basic desktop technology; does not understand technology and the paradigm shift, who are we mere mortals on a mailing list to undertake this for them? they obviously know better than us, don't they? or are atleast supposed to know? heck! don't the right stuff guys know anything about copyleft software? i feel extremely disillusioned and disappointed about the kind of management and leadership IIM-C is nurturing, if *they* of all people, don't know how to understand the business sense behind using muft and mukt software. sandip, would you recommend such graduating students to key companies/corporates in key positions, to take on leadership decisions in such changing times? if anything, i thought IIM-C would be holding seminars, special workshops, special academic projects, research projects, presenting papers, on the strategies, role, impact, RoI, TCO, business models, emerging business models, disruption, economic impact, job opportunities, development impact, ... etc etc of all that the world of muft and mukt software ushers into india. an indian perspective, on economic+business+social+cultural impact of muft and mukt software : who else but IIM? certainly not this! ! LL ps: anyone is free to post/forward this mail and discussion thread to an IIM mailing list, colleague(s), friend-of-friend, etc. let them know. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
