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Re: [Opencd-devel] SUBMISSION: Sample Corporate Letter
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From: Andrew J B. <an...@bo...> - 2002-05-06 03:43:05
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Thanks! I just whipped it up one night in excitement about the Project. Thanks for the comments. Yeah, I think probably strike that out. I fiddled trying to narrow the message down but it's probably best not to mention this. On to the "real stuff", do we have a submission db up yet? I think it's really important to "split the duties up" and give some cvs read/commit access to those for the distribution. I keep finding apps for security everyday, and would rather submit it to a db than the mailing list. Are we planning on this? Cheers Andy > Overall, this is really good! > > The only comment I have is that you may want to reword > the part about minimal penetration of OSS on the > desktop. > > As it is, it basically says that very few people use > OSS on the desktop. Anyone who reads that will > immediately begin to wonder why--you may very well > have talked the reader out of deploying OSS at this > point. > > I would either get rid of that statement altogether, > or downplay the lack of adoption. Then, I would > immediately and more strongly say that OpenCD is here > to change all that. > > My $0.02, > Dhruva > > --- Andrew J Boncek <an...@bo...> wrote: >> >> Thought I would offer up this very draft Sample >> Corporate Letter. I tried >> to formulate some items that a typical IT manager at >> a corporation would >> be concerned about or a CIO in general. Comments >> appreciated. >> >> -Andy >> >> DRAFT >> >> Sample Corporate Letter to Corporations about OpenCD >> (Draft by: an...@bo...) >> >> Executive Overview >> >> Many corporations around the globe are realizing the >> power of open >> source software and are merging free software >> applications into their >> proprietary IT networks. Additionally, open source >> operating systems, >> including Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD, are being >> used in a number of >> corporate information systems for web services, >> information security, and >> a variety of other server tasks. While open source >> operating systems are >> quickly being adopted in the server market, the >> penetration of open source >> operating systems and software is minimal at the >> users desktop. OpenCD >> brings the power and advantages of zero fee licenses >> and professional >> quality, secure software to the typical corporate >> user. The general >> absence of such an effort has somewhat slowed the >> widespread adoption of >> free software in the enterprise and has additionally >> made such wide scale >> adoption difficult to manage. OpenCD will provide an >> avenue for >> corporations to deploy software usable on current >> existing proprietary >> operating systems. >> >> Brief Overview of the OpenCD Project >> >> The OpenCD Project is a single distribution of >> selected open source >> software that is proven to work on proprietary >> operating systems. The >> potential savings for IT departments can be >> staggering and can >> significantly reduce the outlays for recurrent >> licensing structures and >> support needs. As IT departments are learning from >> current proprietary >> software support structures, the additional fees to >> add additional users, >> keep support for patches current, and other long >> term financial outlays >> can reduce the overall potential to upgrade to the >> latest software. >> OpenCD can be a professional quality installation >> with support built-in >> through the open source software community support >> structure with no >> additional costs. >> As stated from the Projects description, OpenCD >> uses the following >> criteria for the distribution: >> >> 1. A selection of high-quality open source software >> for proprietary >> operating systems. >> 2. No licensing fees. The project is composed >> entirely of open >> source free software. >> 3. OpenCD contains many useful mainstream >> applications such as office >> productivity applications and other workflow >> software that extends the >> enterprise. >> 4. The project uses professional quality >> installation methods. In >> addition, the project provides the potential for >> easy, centrally managed >> software distribution and revocation. >> 5. A professional quality uninstall: The software >> can be safely >> removed or upgraded from corporate computing >> systems. >> >> The above criteria allows for a high degree of >> quality control for the >> distribution. The CD uses entirely open source >> standards for software >> development of the interfaces and installations and >> keeps the exists free >> licensing structure intact. In addition, the OpenCD >> criteria is openly >> published and can empower the IT department with the >> ability to present >> the distribution to management with professional >> quality standards. OpenCD >> can ensure the proper and central adoption of >> high-quality open source >> software. >> >> Advantages of the OpenCD Distribution >> >> OpenCD presents the corporate enterprise with a >> central adoption strategy >> for integrating free software into existing >> operating systems. For IT >> departments, the challenge to present open source >> operating systems on the >> desktop has been difficult. Corporations have >> driven the proprietary >> operating system application development due to a >> centrally dominated >> market. With the rising availability of global >> software development >> collaboration through the Internet, better quality >> open source office >> applications, multimedia, and Internet programs on >> proprietary operating >> systems are on the rise and are currently being >> deployed in small scale IT >> efforts. OpenCD brings these applications to the >> enterprise with little >> cost to the corporation. >> The strength of the open source community in >> providing exceptional >> security is widely recognized. OpenCD takes >> advantage of open source >> projects that for example utilize code review >> practices, adopt >> international security guidelines, By its very >> nature, the open >> availability of the application code has greatly >> enhanced the security of >> these applications . >> Additionally, OpenCD provides IT managers with an >> easy system for >> inventory tracking of open software in use. In >> addition, it allows for >> the potential to track the use and impact of open >> source software in the >> corporation, thereby enabling the >> The OpenCD project uses a regular release schedule >> that allows IT >> departments a predictable timeframe to deploy open >> source software. With >> one CD distribution in use, the IT departments can >> do central integration >> testing, manage updates to the system, and prepare >> new systems for the >> next release. In the current open source >> environment, it is difficult for >> an IT department to properly manage and track >> updates of open source >> software. OpenCD provides this in the >> predictability and stability of a >> release schedule. >> >> Possible Concerns for the Corporate Network >> >> As many IT managers have come to realize in the past >> few years, >> most current open source software in the IT >> infrastructure is making it >> in through the back door (similar to the appearance >> of PDAs). OpenCD >> allows for IT departments to control the >> propagation of the software >> throughout the enterprise by distributing the >> software from the >> department. The distribution can be safely and >> statically distributed to >> user support groups for training and technical >> support activities. >> (Additions ) >> >> Conclusion >> >> The OpenCD Project provides the corporate >> infrastructure with a >> wide array of central distribution advantages and >> extends the capabilities >> current and future IT systems. The clear advantages >> of no-cost, high- >> quality software is being realized by corporations >> globally, and OpenCD >> continues these advantages through centrally >> evaluated software for use on >> existing corporate operating systems. In addition, >> the project >> specifically enables the general corporate user but >> still > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com |
