On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 22:05 +0530, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
Hi,
I was just wondering; do NGOs in India look at FOSS as an alternative for cost-cutting at all? Has anyone on-list succeeded in introducing FOSS in any NGO-aided school or vocational training centre?
Somewhere along the way an NGO would need to factor in the cost of having someone with enough clue to run the FOSS setup. Today, an NGO's (or any non-IT setup's) best bet is to go with whatever the hardware guy is willing to support. Those NGO's that have the budget/contacts to hire/sucker/involve a geek may consider going in for a FOSS setup. I remember Childline having their email and web gateway setup for them on linux by one of my friends only because his then girlfriend worked there.
So, feel free to offer your services to the NGO that supports a cause that is close to your heart (or relatively near.)
-gabin