[ALUG] Successfully migrated

Mon Jun 3 13:16:21 EAT 2013

In my limited experience Free and Open Souce Software (FOSS) is cheaper
even if you have to hire a consultant.  But for the common software like
Mail exchangers, proxy cache, DNS, etc they are pretty easy to install and
tons of people will help you out for free.

Big organization in Arusha, has MS Exchange.  Couldnt find someone to
cheaply install antivirus for mailserver, and the license was several
thousand dollars.  Instead another box was put in running postfix on linux
for a fraction of the cost and mail is cleaned before forwarding to the
mSEXchange server.  Every time they have issue with exchange it is more
costly than for the linux  box consultant.

Regards,

Erik Rowberg
Managing Director
Habari Node Limited

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On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:55 AM, 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.
>
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> Israel
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> 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???????
>>
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>> > 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
>> >> _______________________________________________
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>> >>
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>> >
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>> > http://www.habari.co.tz/
>> >
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>> in
>> > any way.
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>> Yours in the Building the Nation
>> Hamisi Jabe
>> Systems Administrator
>> Banana Investments Ltd
>> P.O. Box 10123 Arusha Tanzania
>> Tel: +255 (0) 784 380442
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Linux mailing list
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>> 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.
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> 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.
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