He has pointed the truth. I appreciate he revealed exact possiton of FOSS adn Linux User Group Even my company needs ERP package for their use. Fist we sought out the help of linux programmers. None can give us any guarantee on time schedule and future support and at last we end-up buying proprietary software.
somebody has to take initiative and dedication to build a software firm with some credibility otherwise it will be difficut to get support/orders from corporate houses. Regards, Satheesh ________________________________ From: Kenney Jacob <[email protected]> To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 6 November, 2010 7:52:11 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Fwd: Another Attack to Free Software One area where we could have made a difference was the tender for data centers. But did not see anyone taking any interest in it. Kenney Jacob FaceBook Twitter Blog Company On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all , > > I think , some kind of politics between the UDF and LDF is the reason > behind >this criticism. > > >But , > >Let us ponder a bit deeper > >Is there any company exists in Kerala who can do a project of this magnitude >using FOSS tools ? > >Only a deep pocketed company can bid for this and I doubt , any FOSS based >company in kerala ( for that matter , India and probably in the whole world ) >is in a position to do this. Maximum strength I have seen is under Hundred. ( >I >am counting on LAMP stack companies here. I do not know of any company >worth mentioning which specializes in Free Software alone . Most companies use >FOSS tools as a way to lessen the running cost ) > >Is there any way out ? > >Kerala Govt. Should spend hell lot of money to set up a Software company , >Data >center and related infrastructure to have a FOSS based billing software for >KSEB. > > >But, When Govt. can get the work done through Compettitive billing , what is >the >point in taking that head ache. I do not think , any sane govt. will do it. > >Can community help ? > >I have noticed a curious pattern in FOSS community in Kerala. Most of them are >System adminstrators specializing in GNU Linux tools. If there are software >professionals , they are freelancers who look for opportunistic work ! ( Most >of >them are too lazy to work in a team environment and on top of it , poor >communicators too ) > >For Enterprise Software , Java or the .NET is the obvious choice . So , only a >company which specializes in it can build such a software. Let us throw out >.NET out of the equation. I have seen FOSS enthusiast , I have seen Java >Enthusiast , I have not seen much FOSS JAVA enthusiasts! > >So , FOSS community cannot do anything here. Let the proprietory people take >the >initiative or let the status quo remain untill , we build a community of >programmers or some deep pocketed companies do this . > > >Here talk about Freedom , Licensing and other petty issues do not take us >forward. > > > > >regards >Praseed Pai >http://praseedp.blogspot.com > > > > >--- On Sat, 11/6/10, Ranjith S <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>From: Ranjith S <[email protected]> >>Subject: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Fwd: Another Attack to Free Software >>To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" >><[email protected]>, [email protected] >>Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 6:15 AM >> >> >> >> >>Regards >> >>Ranjith Siji >>Walking Ants Technologies >>http://www.walkingants.com >>http://ranjith.zfs.in >> >> >> >> >> >> >>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>From: Ranjith S <[email protected]> >>Date: 2010/11/6 >>Subject: Another Attack to Free Software >>To: [email protected] >> >> >> >>http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/604099/2010-11-06/kerala >> >>Kerala News - ബില്ലിങ് കമ്പ്യൂട്ടര്വത്കരണം: സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയറിനെതിരെ >>കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി എന്ജിനിയര് സംഘടന - India, World News - Mathrubhumi Newspaper >>Edition >>Mathrubhumi,Malayalam Newspaper Edition Online,Kerala News - ബില്ലിങ് >>കമ്പ്യൂട്ടര്വത്കരണം: സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയറിനെതിരെ കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി എന്ജിനിയര് >>സംഘടന - India, World News >>Regards >> >>Ranjith Siji >>Walking Ants Technologies >>http://www.walkingants.com >>http://ranjith.zfs.in >> >> >> >> >>-----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List >>http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ >>http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >>#[email protected] > >_______________________________________________ >Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List >http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ >http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >#[email protected] >
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