Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-12 Thread Pigeon
On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 01:13:57AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:18:52 +0100, > Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 06:22:09AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > > > ..I would think British Rail has _several_ use

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/09/03 00:23), Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > > > .agreed, but I do not wanna use this list to discuss the > > > details of the tender docs. ;-) > > > > > Agreed again but as yet there seem to only six people interested on list > > and two off. Is this enough? Or more importantly do we have

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:18:52 +0100, Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 06:22:09AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > ..I would think British Rail has _several_ uses for computers, > > and not just the un-written RailGear.org train simulat

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:48:19 +0100, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On (11/09/03 17:58), Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:18:51 +0100, > > Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > On (11/09/03

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Roberto Sanchez
--- Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > .agreed, but I do not wanna use this list to discuss the > > details of the tender docs. ;-) > > > Agreed again but as yet there seem to only six people interested on list > and two off. Is this enough? Or more importantly do we have suffic

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Pigeon
On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 06:22:09AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > ..I would think British Rail has _several_ uses for computers, > and not just the un-written RailGear.org train simulator, It hasn't been British Rail since the early 90s when it was privatised. We now have separate sets of organi

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/09/03 17:58), Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:18:51 +0100, > Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On (11/09/03 08:09), Oliver Elphick wrote: > > > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 00:36, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > [ re Network Rail tender reque

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:18:51 +0100, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On (11/09/03 08:09), Oliver Elphick wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 00:36, Clive Menzies wrote: > > [ re Network Rail tender request ] > > > I'm London (UK) based and have a business ba

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread David Palmer
On Thursday 11 September 2003 15:09, Oliver Elphick wrote: > I'm an accountant by training, but technical by long-settled choice. > > Making a tender is very much a business and marketing exercise.  We > would need to convince the customer not only of the technical merits of > our proposal but also

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/09/03 08:09), Oliver Elphick wrote: > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 00:36, Clive Menzies wrote: > [ re Network Rail tender request ] > > I'm London (UK) based and have a business background. I lack the > > technical skills and knowledge to approach this but I'd be happy to > > contribute. > > I'm

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-11 Thread Oliver Elphick
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 00:36, Clive Menzies wrote: [ re Network Rail tender request ] > I'm London (UK) based and have a business background. I lack the > technical skills and knowledge to approach this but I'd be happy to > contribute. I'm an accountant by training, but technical by long-settled

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-10 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:17:58 +0800, David Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thursday 11 September 2003 07:36, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (10/09/03 15:29), Pigeon wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 05:21:56PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > On Tue, 9 Sep

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-10 Thread David Palmer
On Thursday 11 September 2003 07:36, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (10/09/03 15:29), Pigeon wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 05:21:56PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:21:23 +0100, > > > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-10 Thread Roberto Sanchez
--- Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > On (10/09/03 15:29), Pigeon wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 05:21:56PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:21:23 +0100, > > > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +010

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-10 Thread Clive Menzies
On (10/09/03 15:29), Pigeon wrote: > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 05:21:56PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:21:23 +0100, > > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-10 Thread Pigeon
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 05:21:56PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:21:23 +0100, > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pig

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-09 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:21:23 +0100, Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pigeon > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:> From the current issue of RAIL > > mag

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-09 Thread Pigeon
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > From the current issue of RAIL magazine: > > > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT system, > > which Microsoft abandons in Dec

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-09 Thread Pigeon
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 06:10:12PM +0200, Geoff Thurman wrote: > On Tuesday 09 September 2003 5:09 am, Pigeon wrote: > > From the current issue of RAIL magazine: > > > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT system, > > which Microsoft abandons in December. NR has 10,000 deskto

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-09 Thread Geoff Thurman
On Tuesday 09 September 2003 11:21 am, Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > From the current issue of RAIL magazine: > > > > > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-09 Thread Geoff Thurman
On Tuesday 09 September 2003 5:09 am, Pigeon wrote: > From the current issue of RAIL magazine: > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT system, > which Microsoft abandons in December. NR has 10,000 desktop > computers, 2,900 laptops and 300 servers - the equivalent of one > co

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > From the current issue of RAIL magazine: > > > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT system, > > which Microsoft abandons in Dec

Re: Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-08 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > From the current issue of RAIL magazine: > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT system, > which Microsoft abandons in December. NR has 10,000 desktop computers, > 2,900 laptops and 300 servers - t

Open-source opportunuity?

2003-09-08 Thread Pigeon
From the current issue of RAIL magazine: "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT system, which Microsoft abandons in December. NR has 10,000 desktop computers, 2,900 laptops and 300 servers - the equivalent of one computer for each track mile it owns!" -- Pigeon Be kind to pi