Would strongly suggest going with drupal.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:07 PM, steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > An acquaintance of mine works for a Mumbai based NGO[1]. They are looking > to > replace (and add additional features to) an existing application that they > use > to record and manage their data (I don't know the exact details about this > yet). > > The current application they use was built by a couple of guys using ASP+MS > SQL. > They do not have the source code for the current application. So, they are > looking to: > > a. Replicate all the functionality of the current application. > b. Migrate the current data to the new application. > c. Add a new module which provides a workflow similar to the existing one. > d. Design the application in such a manner that allows addition of further > workflows. > e. Provide support and feature enhancement (for something like 5+ years) > > They also would like to share this application with their offices worldwide > if > they find it useful enough for their purposes. > > I strongly recommended that they go the Open source way by asking whichever > vendor they choose to provide them with the source code under a FOSS > license. > > I further recommended that they insist on building the application using > FOSS > (for instance, a LAMP stack). Now, since they are non-technical per se and > it > seems like their original software provider is no longer 'available', they > need > guidance/advice for the specifications itself. > > So, here's my request, can somebody in Mumbai ... > a. Be willing to visit this organization, take a look at their existing > application and advise them on the best (FOSS oriented) approach to take ? > (It'll be nice if someone can do this without slapping a consulting fee on > them). > > b. Build this application and provide the required support (This, of > course, > would be a regular business contract). > > Obviously, (a) and (b) can be the same person/company. > > If you are interested, please contact me offline and I'll provide further > details. > > cheers, > - steve > > > [1] http://psi.org/ > http://psi.org.in/ > > > -- > random non tech spiel: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ > tech randomness: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ > what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ > -------------------- > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
