ooopppss... sorry tertinggal. the other reason for oss:
1. repo : why go to website, download software then double-click ? when a person can simply apt-get or yum on one line ? and it automatically checks for all dependencies ! or set-up your own repo server, and update hundreds of servers automagically. On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:52 AM, Raja Iskandar Shah < rajaiskand...@gmail.com> wrote: > current experience with 2 ministries in putrajaya > > ministry #1 - tender specifically requests for oss. besides cost, the > purpose is not to be locked down with licensing. and they can share with the > 6 agencies under them. > > ministry #2 - already knew what feature was needed and required oss so that > they can integrate with existing system. > > other 'overlooked' reason for oss: > > 1. inhouse development. very few ict officers like to fill long forms, > write kertas kerja, and wait till next year to have a software. and > typically, users wanted it yesterday. so the alternative is download oss > and > have it running by the end of the week. > 2. features: spent the whole of the last 2 weeks reading through 58 oss > case study awards. what struck me was that 80% of them regarded oss as > superior (the other 20% was in desktop deployments) > > at the moment the situation is still in the 'trial' stage which means that > they are using whatever is available. > > i constantly look at tenders / requests for quotes specifically for web > based applications. more than half specified open source. most recent is > from a ministry which specifically requested development on joomla. > > and it scares the shit out of m$... cutting prices to the govt academics by > a huge 85%. tying up with php companies and sponsoring a booth at mygosscon. > coming up with installer for several oss cms for windows. > > instead of bitching, pitch one more time, > instead of blaming, fix one more bug > > we need lots more oss developers.... there are heaps more work that can be > done. > > > > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlo...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Brian, >> >> I am sure he does. Since I was in R&D and now in Training, I never really >> got around looking at the numbers properly. >> >> Although I can never attest to its authenticity (or otherwise), from my >> experience dealing with agencies, there is seems to be a genuine interest in >> FOSS. >> >> As mentioned, I only fear that they will alway associate FOSS with Free as >> in cost rather than in Freedom. >> >> Eric >> >> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 4:45 PM, BRIAN RITCHIE <esqbrianritc...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Eric, >>> >>> I am sure we can get Kaeru to revert on this if it is indeed his >>> figures. Kaeru has a good sense of economics based on our previous >>> encounters so I am sure he has a valid source if so. >>> >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en> >>> >> > -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to osdcmy-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to osdcmy-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
