On Saturday 06 January 2007 00:53, Sachin G Nambiar wrote:
Hi, Am going to work in a small manufacturing unit with a T.O. of around 9cr. Currently they do have a few desktops(un-networked) with pirated copies(based on discussions i doubt they know the difference and i want to change that) of Windows XP installed. By their roadmap and current projects in hand they see a very easy jump into a sub 20cr and perhaps more, category. I propose to install opensource software in this company, mostly to avoid licensing issues as soon as they are spotted on MS's radar as they grow larger.
That is the thin end of the wedge. Performance - that is where the real costs are. If you are going to connect to the net u have no alternative.
It's business not ideology.
strangely the ideology makes perfet business sense.
Requirements: Tally software Autocad/Studioworks or any other as good opensource/linux variant.
Varicad http://varicad.com/3dcaddownload.phtml
Spreadsheet Email etc
I know there are other engineering based software variants to autocad out there, but are they as good?
Free download minus save. Ask the users to Evaluate for themselves.
What are the possible chinks in going ahead with this model of using opensource?
Windows linux interoperation. As long as you have windows u are going to be stumbling from one disaster to another.