On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM, vinay sreenivasa vinay@itforchange.netwrote:
Looks like this is going to be to be on a BOT ( BuiltOperate Transfer) basis, so
- Have they decided or they are in the process of vendor selection , is
there a Tender or RFP on this proposal.
they have not decided yet. We are trying to get them to decide. We are trying t o get more details about where the process stands currently.
What time frame are we talking about here from education to RFP any idea ?
- Is this news item some sort of arm twisting exercise by Govt to get a
better deal from M$ , folks on the ground will know about whats happenign any clues anybody .
Dont think so. They seem to be genuinely interested in FOSS.
How do you know ? Have you been on the field or anyone from your organization actively working in this direction.
- What kind of support you expect from the community , are these folks
who
will be working on a campaign for some Vendors be getting paid by Vendor
or
will they be Hired in some way at a later stage, since this one looks
like
a long term project if at all it happens.
we are not looking at anybody getting paid for the support on the campaign
:-)
This is not a matter to smile i suppose , my understanding is Govt is interested in going after a FOSS solution and you are making that "CHANGE" happen . So where does the campaign , community and support come into picture . it is still too vague can you share the Plan i suppose its still cooking , i was referring to the support part of Solutions where in folks from community may or may get involved and get paid or volunteer , other wise i think its just a Business deal happening and Community has no stake in it so why worry about .