On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Pankaj Jangid <[email protected]> wrote: > This is my first post here in last may be 4-5 years. I stopped posting and > reading the ilug-bom mailing lists when I left Mumbai in first quarter of > 2003. I have re-joined the list two days back and am happy to see that the > list is still active. Though I have not seen any technical discussions going > on. But I sure I will see something good soon. > > My reply to the thread:- > > Government can hire people for support. Two advantages this way: > > 1. They will get talented people on board and the cost of support this way > will be less then what they pay to the proprietary players for support and > consultancy. Like pvt companies they too believe and deal with Vendor's, Consultants not much until there is some specific need or they are getting stuck somewhere in the project when the want to save there face etc.. I have not seen these kind of companies , the companies which are there don't know how to play this game well as yet.
> 2. They are creating jobs which is good for them to use as a card for the > next election. No they will not get guys on full time positions , i am ok to live with opportunities to individuals and SME's with level playing field , it actually starts much early on when the RFP's are drafted etc.. -Satya http://www.linkedin.com/in/satyaakam Ps: In one of most recent cases i dealt with the officer in charge was not ready to pay for drafting specs.Which as an individual i definitely cannot afford. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
