On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Guru गुरु <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > Dear friends > > We get requests for resource persons in different free tools/platforms for > conducting workshops / handholding use. It would be useful to compile a > list of resource persons across different locations so that it could be > shared with the requester. > > Can I request those who would like to share this information to mail me > offline or on this list: > -Name of resource person > -domain (eg image editing, video editing, content management etc) > -tool/application (eg GIMP, Drupal, QCAD etc) > - expertise (training, support, development/customisation) > -contact information > > We can also make it availabe on the fosscomm site in a simple tabular > format. The requirement is usually wrt training, but the information could > be collated for development as well > This is a really important initiative, and I hope can extend to a registry which also rates the quality of service and lists contracts awarded. While training and education is an important initiative to generate expertise, the lack of a standard to measure the quality of an enterprise with respect to their ability to go beyond installing the vanilla version of a FOSS package, with development/support is a sore point. This is important as it is becoming difficult to tender services which can be easily deployed with FOSS: though Govt. rules eventually require a lowest quotation to be accepted, in a two-bid system, SME's often lose out to large enterprises due to their lacking the deep pockets that absorb the cost of preparing a tender or qualifying their expertise through a proof of concept. Essentially most large enterprises use proprietary software. and use turnover and a long client list to win contracts. We will be able to use such a registry to qualify bidders levelling the playing field and enabling FOSS players - who are largely SME or even freelance - to compete. Andrew.
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