On Saturday 06 January 2007 00:53, Sachin G Nambiar wrote: > Hi, > Am going to work in a small manufacturing unit with a T.O. of > around 9cr. Currently they do have a few desktops(un-networked) > with pirated copies(based on discussions i doubt they know the > difference and i want to change that) of Windows XP installed. By > their roadmap and current projects in hand they see a very easy > jump into a sub 20cr and perhaps more, category. I propose to > install opensource software in this company, mostly to avoid > licensing issues as soon as they are spotted on MS's radar as they > grow larger.
That is the thin end of the wedge. Performance - that is where the real costs are. If you are going to connect to the net u have no alternative. > It's business not ideology. strangely the ideology makes perfet business sense. > Requirements: > Tally software > Autocad/Studioworks or any other as good opensource/linux variant. Varicad http://varicad.com/3dcaddownload.phtml > Spreadsheet > Email etc > > I know there are other engineering based software variants to > autocad out there, but are they as good? Free download minus save. Ask the users to Evaluate for themselves. > > > What are the possible chinks in going ahead with this model of > using opensource? Windows linux interoperation. As long as you have windows u are going to be stumbling from one disaster to another. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
