On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM, vinay sreenivasa <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > Looks like this is going to be to be on a BOT ( Built > > Operate Transfer) basis, so > > > > 1) Have they decided or they are in the process of vendor selection , is > > there a Tender or RFP on this proposal. > > they have not decided yet. We are trying to get them to decide. We are > trying t > o get more details about where the process stands currently. What time frame are we talking about here from education to RFP any idea ? > > 2) Is this news item some sort of arm twisting exercise by Govt to get a > > better deal from M$ , folks on the ground will know about whats happenign > > any clues anybody . > Dont think so. They seem to be genuinely interested in FOSS. > How do you know ? Have you been on the field or anyone from your organization actively working in this direction. > 3) What kind of support you expect from the community , are these folks > who > > will be working on a campaign for some Vendors be getting paid by Vendor > or > > will they be Hired in some way at a later stage, since this one looks > like > > a long term project if at all it happens. > we are not looking at anybody getting paid for the support on the campaign > :-) This is not a matter to smile i suppose , my understanding is Govt is interested in going after a FOSS solution and you are making that "CHANGE" happen . So where does the campaign , community and support come into picture . it is still too vague can you share the Plan i suppose its still cooking , i was referring to the support part of Solutions where in folks from community may or may get involved and get paid or volunteer , other wise i think its just a Business deal happening and Community has no stake in it so why worry about . -Satya http://www.linkedin.com/in/satyaakam -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
