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The Open Source story at SCEGGS Darlinghurst

The Open Source story at SCEGGS Darlinghurst. Ian Ralph IT Manager. You don’t have to choose. 1994. 2010. 2000. Moodle CMS. First Web site. Satellite + ISDN. LDAP for Intranet. ISOnet. Clustered Services. SCEGGS Open Source journey for backend services. DNS. Primitive CMS.

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The Open Source story at SCEGGS Darlinghurst

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

  2. You don’t have to choose.

  3. 1994 2010 2000 Moodle CMS First Web site Satellite + ISDN LDAP for Intranet ISOnet Clustered Services SCEGGS Open Source journey for backend services DNS Primitive CMS E-mail gateway AUC CMS TikiWiki Website external Mahara, Joomla ???? Tech plan did not mention Internet

  4. Free and Open Source Software – continuum 100% ProprietaryOpen Source 100% Desktop OS Office Suite Backend Services LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios

  5. Office Suites

  6. Desktop OS

  7. Backend Services • 7 / 17 servers run • E-mail • Websites • LDAP the glue that binds it all together

  8. LMS, CMS, e-Portfolios • LMS – Moodle ( 3 instances) • CMS – Joomla! • E-Portfolio – Mahara

  9. 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

  10. Support? • Community • Contractors • RTM • Author

  11. Support Costs • 2007 - $2280 • 2008 - $1760 • 2009 - $4026 • 2010 - $426

  12. Reliability • Low vulnerability • Patches/Fixes often automatic • Vigilant community • Last place we look when there are problems

  13. The Future • NOS -> Linux (OES Linux from Novell?) • Looks bright • Just Do It!

  14. Questions? Comments Your Experiences

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