Dean Michael Berris wrote:
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:42:00 +0800
From: "Dean Michael Berris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [plug] Re: Response to Federico Pascual
To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List"
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Okay, I can't sit back and just let this slide.
On 12/7/06, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, the short term costs may be higher since it's a migration from one
system or technology to another. What's more important though are the
long term savings that can be done IF the migration is done
strategically and successfully.
This is a misnomer. Just because it's FOSS doesn't mean it's cheaper
in the long run. How much will you spend for an administrator? For
support? For custom application development? This is all hypothetical
and I don't feel right gambling with the country's POLICY just to try
and prove it true. I'd rather stick to what works and if that means
using proprietary software, then let it be -- and let FOSS fight its
way through into the government computers. This is a hypothetical
conjuncture best used as FUD against proprietary or for the matter
Non-FOSS solutions. Non-FOSS does not have to necessarily mean
proprietary, and I can cite a lot of licenses that are not considered
FOSS licenses but give the users access to the code AND redistribution
rights.
-- Dean Michael C. Berris http://cplusplus-soup.blogspot.com/
mikhailberis AT gmail DOT com +63 928 7291459
I used to work for different govenrment agencies, from a state
university to an LGU to a Regional Level department office and did a
stint with a National level research institute. They all currently pay
for an administrator, they hire sub-admin personnel, they also have
programmers that do custom application development.
AND they currenly uses MS and MS-based software.
So, the only difference I see is that you replace the tool they are using.
The govenrment and it's various agencies are already spending millions
on those you have mentioned. Why spend more?
MHO
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Jay Javier
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