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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Open Source story at SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ian Ralph IT Manager
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst You don’t have to choose.
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst
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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
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Free and Open Source Software – continuum 100% Proprietary Open Source 100% Desktop OS Office Suite Backend Services LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Office Suites
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Desktop OS
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Backend Services 7 / 17 servers run E-mail Websites LDAP the glue that binds it all together
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios LMS – Moodle ( 3 instances) CMS – Joomla! E-Portfolio – Mahara
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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
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Support? Community Contractors RTM Author
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Support Costs 2007 - $2280 2008 - $1760 2009 - $4026 2010 - $426
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Reliability Low vulnerability Patches/Fixes often automatic Vigilant community Last place we look when there are problems
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Future NOS -> Linux (OES Linux from Novell?) Looks bright Just Do It!
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FOSS @ SCEGGS Darlinghurst Questions? Comments Your Experiences
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