Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (225 mails)

[Richard Rothwell <raroth42@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I think that we need to step back for a moment and
look at this with a longer perspective. Here are a few
random thoughts....

1. I don't think anyone is suggesting that many
schools need to move to the free admin software
immediately;

2. This project is opening doors for people and
allowing more choice;

3. There is a good philosophical and moral arguement
for  paying for support - not for the coding;

4. Openess about coding and file formats has to be a
good idea;

5. The users might have some good ideas about what is
needed and how it should be implemented;

6. The power of modern systems and the collaborative
development processes that have emerged mean it is
again possible for this user supported/designed
approach to produce excellent software.  Don't forget
that most of the commercial products out there are
developed from small user designed implementations.

So let's not try to stop and innovative project like
this.  My view is that anyone who would like to be
involved in the project should do so - in whatever way
they want - and other people can watch to see if it
becomes something they like!

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rgds,
Richard Rothwell
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