1. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Open Source story at SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ian Ralph IT Manager

2. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst You don’t have to choose.

3. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst

4. 1994 2000 2010 First Web site Primitive CMS SCEGGS Open Source journey for backend services E-mail gatewayAUC CMSDNSMahara, Joomla Clustered Services Moodle CMS Satellite + ISDN Website external LDAP for Intranet ???? ISOnet Tech plan did notmention Internet TikiWiki

5. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Free and Open Source Software – continuum 100% Proprietary Open Source 100% Desktop OS Office Suite Backend Services LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios

6. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Office Suites

7. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Desktop OS

8. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Backend Services 7 / 17 servers run E-mail Websites LDAP the glue that binds it all together

9. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios LMS – Moodle ( 3 instances) CMS – Joomla! E-Portfolio – Mahara

10. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Why FOSS? It does the job We have great support It’s cost effective It’s reliable and robust It’s continually evolving and improving

11. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Support? Community Contractors RTM Author

12. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Support Costs 2007 - $2280 2008 - $1760 2009 - $4026 2010 - $426

13. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Reliability Low vulnerability Patches/Fixes often automatic Vigilant community Last place we look when there are problems

14. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Future NOS -> Linux (OES Linux from Novell?) Looks bright Just Do It!

15. FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Questions? Comments Your Experiences