Hi all, The brochure looks nice and seems easy to understand . Good work !!
Apart from freedom ( free as in freedom ) can we also consider "cost-effectiveness" of Linux / Linux based software solutions ? * Common people: Linux offers everything that proprietary OSes have to offer ... in fact it offers much more. (This point is well covered in the brochure) * Universities / Colleges : They can eliminate the costs of the various licensed software required ... and spend the meagre resourses on other things. * Industry: An example to quote , one of my seniors wanted to draw UML diagrams ... and Rational Rose software costs $ 7500 ( I am not sure about the figure ) . I suggested him to use Umbrello and that did the the job for him without spending a dollar. I am sure there are thousand of such examples. Very certainly , the software companies can reduce their costs and maximize if they switch to free or low cost software ... the very principle of outsourcing is low cost. * Defence and strategic industries: Free ( both as in freedom and low cost ) is essential for them to survive. The benefits of Linux for different user groups like the few examples given above can be highlighted. Also, may be quotations of very popular people who endorse open software ( eg President Kalam ) can be included to make the presentation more effective. Regards, Sourabh -- www.yuj.in -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
