SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Open Source story at SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ian Ralph IT Manager
SCEGGS Darlinghurst You don’t have to choose.
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First Web site Primitive CMS SCEGGS Open Source journey for backend services gatewayAUC CMSDNSMahara, Joomla Clustered Services Moodle CMS Satellite + ISDN Website external LDAP for Intranet ???? ISOnet Tech plan did notmention Internet TikiWiki
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Free and Open Source Software – continuum 100% Proprietary Open Source 100% Desktop OS Office Suite Backend Services LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Office Suites
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Desktop OS
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Backend Services 7 / 17 servers run Websites LDAP the glue that binds it all together
SCEGGS Darlinghurst LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios LMS – Moodle ( 3 instances) CMS – Joomla! E-Portfolio – Mahara
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
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Support? Community Contractors RTM Author
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Support Costs $ $ $ $426
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Reliability Low vulnerability Patches/Fixes often automatic Vigilant community Last place we look when there are problems
SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Future NOS -> Linux (OES Linux from Novell?) Looks bright Just Do It!
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Questions? Comments Your Experiences