[ALUG] Successfully migrated

[Simon Vass]

There can be hidden costs for proprietary software such as forced support
contracts. Plus I think in terms of costs depends on the item of software
and how it is to be deployed and supported.
On 3 Jun 2013 06:55, "Israel Pascal" <israel.pascal10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> Open source softwares cost more than commercial softwares, there are some
> hidden cost which you will pay consultants, commercial software you just
> pick from the shelve and install but open source you will have to contact
> consultants who build the software so that he/she can set it up to fit your
> needs. Advantage of open source is that you can customize to fit to your
> needs and no licence fee.
>
>
>
> Israel
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Hamisi Jabe <administrator at banana.co.tz>wrote:
>
>> Your point is good ismail, its targeting development for sure, but even if
>> we reduce cost by using open source softwares to bring up the economy. the
>> money will be spent unwisely kama kawaida.
>>
>>
>> Someone was asking, Obama is leading a big nation if he is given only
>> Tanzania will he be able to lead???????
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > True, in fact recently NASA also made Linux their official Operating
>> > System.
>> >
>> > Vipi, Tanzania, if the rich guys a changing we the poor should also see
>> > the
>> > smart economics of this..?..;-)
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ismail
>> >
>> ************************************************************************************
>> > "Education is not the learning of facts but, the training of the mind to
>> > think."
>> >
>> > ~ Albert Einstein
>> >
>> >
>> > On 31 May 2013 21:43, Andreas Tauscher <ta at lonestar-bbs.de> wrote:
>> >
>> >> In May 2003 the city administration of Munich started to migrate to
>> >> OpenSource.
>> >> On the Linux Tag conference last week held in Berlin the project
>> manager
>> >> announced: Done!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/LinuxTag-LiMux-firmly-established-in-Munich-1867920.html
>> >>
>> >>
>> https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/city-munich-migration-sustainable-desktop-completed-successfully
>> >>
>> >> A nice anecdote: Because of the Munich announcement to migrate to Open
>> >> Source Bill Gates visited the Munich Major Ude and asked him why they
>> >> want to do so.
>> >> Ude: "We want more freedom."
>> >> Gates: "Freedom from what?"
>> >> Ude: "Freedom from you, Mr. Gates!"
>> >>
>> >> Andi
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> The Arusha Linux User Group: http://unix.or.tz
>> >> Linux mailing list
>> >> Linux at lists.habari.co.tz
>> >> http://lists.habari.co.tz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux
>> >>
>> >> The Arusha LUG mailing list is generously hosted by Habari Node Ltd:
>> >> http://www.habari.co.tz/
>> >>
>> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including
>> >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them
>> >> in
>> >> any way.
>> >>
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > The Arusha Linux User Group: http://unix.or.tz
>> > Linux mailing list
>> > Linux at lists.habari.co.tz
>> > http://lists.habari.co.tz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux
>> >
>> > The Arusha LUG mailing list is generously hosted by Habari Node Ltd:
>> > http://www.habari.co.tz/
>> >
>> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including
>> > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them
>> in
>> > any way.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yours in the Building the Nation
>> Hamisi Jabe
>> Systems Administrator
>> Banana Investments Ltd
>> P.O. Box 10123 Arusha Tanzania
>> Tel: +255 (0) 784 380442
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> The Arusha Linux User Group: http://unix.or.tz
>> Linux mailing list
>> Linux at lists.habari.co.tz
>> http://lists.habari.co.tz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux
>>
>> The Arusha LUG mailing list is generously hosted by Habari Node Ltd:
>> http://www.habari.co.tz/
>>
>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including
>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in
>> any way.
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> The Arusha Linux User Group: http://unix.or.tz
> Linux mailing list
> Linux at lists.habari.co.tz
> http://lists.habari.co.tz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux
>
> The Arusha LUG mailing list is generously hosted by Habari Node Ltd:
> http://www.habari.co.tz/
>
> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including
> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in
> any way.
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.habari.co.tz/pipermail/linux/attachments/20130603/36e8c10d/attachment.html>