Support Models for Open Source Deployment
by Sebastian Rahtz on 1 April 2004
Introduction
Support Models for Open Source Deployment was the 2nd OSS Watch conference, held on 3 June 2004 at The Diskus Conference Centre in central London. More than 70 people attended this event, which was focused on four support models for open source deployments:
- Do It Yourself
- Join A Consortium
- Get Consultancy Support
- Vendor Support
Presentations from the day are available as pdf files below.
The day began with an overview presentation from Sebastian Rahtz, Manager of OSS Watch, setting the scene for the day:
Support Anxiety - the highest barrier to open source deployment? Sebastian Rahtz, OSS Watch
Do It Yourself
Bodington VLE at Oxford Adam Marshall, University of Oxford
Deploying Open Source Solutions in an eProduction System Joel Greenberg, The Open University
Join A Consortium
JA-SIG & uPortal - The Hull Experience Ian Dolphin, University of Hull
The OpenAdvantage Experience Paul Cooper, OpenAdvantage
Get Consultancy Support
Consultancy Supported Open Source Software John Merrells, Parthenon Computing Ltd
Getting Consultancy Support Michael Sekler, OS Consult
Vendor Support
Open Source and Linux within the Novell Value Proposition Simon Lidgett, Novell UK Limited
Java Education and Learning Community (JELC) John Heath, Sun Microsystems