I have changed the subject line as the content/context is different from the OP.
On Wednesday 01 Jul 2009, jitendra wrote: > At VJTI we now have a hihe end server( Xeon dual core , for use for > the institute on FOSS platform > Can someone volunteer to demo and give POC of FOSS for education. > > 1. LAMP, drupal,moodle opneldap may be the minimum [1] IMO, the above list is a good chunk of effort. I am assuming you are not just referring to the installation of the packages but also populating the application with relevant data sets of "mock" data. The way I see it, the major effort in this PoC project is not in the installation of the applications but population of the data; in a logical way that an educational institution would appreciate. > 2. Self platform for authoring Can you please give URL of whatever package you have in mind? > 3. ulteo, vbox or any other virtualization Does the "volunteer" get to choose the virtualization tool? ulteo is quite different from VirtualBox and so forth. > 4. all scientific, educational applications *all* is a vast list. Please narrow it down to specifics, especially when you are looking for this work to be done on a volunteer (gratis) basis. [1] applies here as well. > If POC is done, and cost effectiveness is established, the setup , > building an intranet/internet website and maintainance can be > proposed as a paid activity. I would suggest that you allocate some budget for the PoC as well. > Authorities are open to such proposal. Then it would be really nice to have the authorities to put the above requirements in in some official form e.g a "letter of interest" on their web site. > > jitendra Also, Please compose new message with appropriate subject line when posting a new discussion. -- Arun Khan -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
