Dear Shri K Singh, Sharing thoughts of limtation / shortcomings of Ubuntu or FOSS is an unique way of hinderance to majority of our users. Basically We all Open source lovers need to consolidate our positions i.e. we need to create database of our support group with details such as Name, competency level of him / her (beginner/ moderate / good/ v good / best competency), organisation where he / she is working, Position he / she is working as. No. of years experience, contact data (email, cell no if one desires to share), type of work carried out in organisation, What open source softwares are used now, what open source softwares are intended to use, except attitude resistance issue what technical challenge forecasted to face for carrying out Organisation task (Keep in mind the task to be carried out in respect of Organisation only to consider and not the Individual user task), remark if any.
This data in excel format to make a database as per region of Indian states, so that the group can co-ordinate with nearest support group member to tackle the issue and will have morale building help to all of us. We need to concentrate on the issue of taking out work related requirement using all open source softwares in the Organisation, individual needs can be taken care if possible and the emphasis of the delivery of all the work of Organisation against a sizeable cost saving to be focussed to the higher up to justify the implementation of Open source against the licensed softwares. Further the enhanced support group can help in addressing the issues of concern by way of sharing experiences and research / modifications carried out by them for tackling issues at their end, help line support for such Open source can be initiated using NGO fund support like toll free no can be explored in due course. I know I am thinking very ideal way and there are lots of effort needed but if we step forward together we will achieve miles very fast. As IT person we always are considered as delivery / service provider. We are doing customer service in our Organisation and outside too, we have a dual role to play while implementing Information Communication technology (ICT) tools whereby in our Organisation we are selling these tools useful for the Organisation as if we are the owner of them and are seen successful if those are implemented accepted and used by our Organisation users effectively, further we need to ensure the flawless implementation of these tools and services for users from the service provider. The selection of these tools by minute analysis of these tools is like research on it and have hands on experience of it prior to it being implemented for organisation. When we all will have same wave length, we will be able to fromulate such support and virtual sharing of such implementations shared amongst all of us / Web soon. Looking for taking step forward nowon, Good luck to all of us. We can initiate a session for this discussion, if any one wish to hsare some location for this event we can promote such discussion session and move forward. Do comment. Regards, DulangeS. 09819294898. -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11/9/14, K Singh <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] unused Windows 8.1 license : refund available? To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 11 September, 2014, 5:52 PM >India, especially, sees people buy these OS-free PCs to >install pirated copies of Windows on them, thus defeating the whole purpose >for which many people have devoted huge amounts of energy and time. In India, one needs to have dual boot PCs as certain govt departments deliberately favour microsoft. eg. The passport renewal pdf (from passportindia.gov.in etc)needs acrobat reader for windows as evince, okular and even adobe reader for linux do not work properly to fill the form. I have tried adobe reader 9.5 under ubuntu 14.04 to fill the 3 page application form--after reaching the submit/validate button, the entire application crashes or shuts off. The form/pdf could only be properly filled in acrobat reader 9 under windows7 by me. Similarly for users of PNB's corporate banking facility online, the webpages are deliberately fixed to use only internet explorer. Using addons like user agent in firefox etc really does not help--and how many linux/ubuntu users in the corporate world would go to so much trouble to just access a website. Then many cheap and easily available hardware such as webcams or usb wifi devices now coming in the market don't have proper linux/ubuntu modules/drivers and its not easy for laymen to install the modules I tried to push the use of libreoffice across my organisation but there was too much HIDDEN resistance from users too set in their ways--also TOP MGT not being computer savvy did not understand the advantages of FOSS which would have been a sequel to move the entire organisation to Ubuntu later in the future. Kussh -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
