Plone NGO Mailing List Christian Aid go for Microsoft over Open Source

[sisi]

Sam Stainsby wrote:
> The other great thing about working with open source solutions is that 
> you can end up developing something that helps out other organisations. 
> I'm currently working on a project that is benefiting two clients at 
> once and is also giving rise to an open source identity management 
> solution that others may find useful.
> 
> I guess there are two point here:
> 
> -  don't be afraid to throw your lot in with other and collaborate on 
> projects to cut costs
> 
> - include the benefit to other like-minded organisations when weighing 
> up the costs of open source vrs proprietary
> 
> Cheers,
> Sam.
> 
> michael nt milne wrote:
> 
>> I think most people realise that open source isn't free and includes 
>> set-up and support costs. Still it still works out much cheaper that 
>> going with licenses. There's a big difference between using open 
>> source as a desktop in an organisation and using it as a web 
>> application etc. That point isn't highlighted in the article. Most 
>> NGOs that I know are using Windows as their desktop. Also the comment 
>> about having their systems open so that anybody can see what they're 
>> doing. That's wrong. Yes the difference between code and data etc.
>>
>> Can't imagine they're getting a good CMS through Microsoft compared to 
>> the value and innovation that the open source community could provide.
> 
> 

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