On 12/13/06, Jay Javier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
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>On 12/7/06, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>> 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.
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> 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
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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
I dont see licensing costs anywhere above. Is that why only rich
countries are complaining about licensing costs? Because the poor
countries dont have any licensing costs at all?
How many people benefit from the knowledge embodied in the code? And
how much review do they get?
Im not sure what you are trying to say. We are spending millions
anyway so lets keep it that way?
Im seriously thinking of selling government some server hardware with
all open source software and totally free support for just the cost of
acquiring and integrating the hardware and delivery costs.
Just to prove a point.
--
the thing i like with my linux pc is that i can sum up my complaints in 5 items
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