On Mon, 2009-06-29 at 19:10 +0530, Ganesh Gajare wrote: > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Krishnakant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 2009-06-28 at 11:26 +0530, Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) > > wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:05 AM, jitendra<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Last year, 2008, the fyjc admission was made online using FOSS. > > > > The software is available for any one for asking. > > > > I was the architect on behalf of the government. > > > > I was instrumental in turning the decision of autorites from not going > > in > > > > for online to going in for online this year. > > > > That is when my contribution ended. > > > > > > > > Last year we used the latest MySQL (5.0) when our engineers had not > > enough > > > > experience( was that a sensible decision ? I feel yes as it was > > essentially > > > > a pilot) . It took two days to locate MySQL expert who was familiar > > with > > > > settings ( Courtesy Dainik Bhaskar) and the dying server revived in 10 > > > > minutes. > > > > > > > > While comparing last year with this, one may note the following: (not > > as > > > > excuses for failures) > > > > We had an entrepreneur to come forward taking no money from the > > government, > > > > no assurance of students using the system . It was optional. The > > physical > > > > form filling was alternative. The charges for service was Rs 5 , with > > > > exemption for first two applications. > > > > Instead , this year the centralised admission makes online compulsory > > for > > > > about 2 lakh students (after discounting the minority seats of about > > 1.5 > > > > lakhs.) > > > > Each student has to pay Rs 125/- > > > > The undersigned had offered the services for the govt as honorary. > > > > This time I was called in initial meetings. But later I was dropped. > > > > I may get a call again, I am told. > > > > > > > > What is at stake is faith of people in technology in mass usage. > > > > Also whether FOSS can serve better? > > > > > > Interesting... > > > > > > The decision makers will have tough time explaining their decision if > > > asked under RTI? > > > > > > KK, here is your chance to file an RTI application, instead of a > > > petition. What say? > > > > > Yes I agree. very good idea indeed. > > Infact I was asking some of my friends who are into law and work at > > reputed firms. They adviced me the same course of action. > > > > I would be interested to have a private chat with you because I think > > some experienced person could be a better help. > > happy hacking. > > Krishnakant. > > > > > Yes, even me also getting into that. When i found that the online admission > is going to take place by using only IE, I had placed the mail to > Chairperson of MKCL through which this online process of F.YJ.C is > conducted. We agree that site is developed using ASPX i.e " ASP .net ". > But each foss browser support it much better than IE as i seen. > > I am still waiting for reply from "chairperson of MKCL". Hope will get > reply. > > Regards, > Ganesh Gajare
I think chances are very very less. MKCL is one of the biggest agents of M$ and we know through various evidances like the MSC IT basic computer course etc. happy hacking. Krishnakant. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
