The case studies below aim to give you a taste of real life experiences
using open source - the pros and the cons, the failures and the success stories. The point is to encourage you to consider open source, but with a clear view of what you might be in for.
University switches to Linux |
| Organisation name: | Uganda Martyrs University |
| OSS Used: | The core of the migration is formed by the Linux SuSE 9.x distribution on servers and desktops.
Standard office environment: OpenOffice.orgm, Konquerer, Firefox, KMail.
Educational support: Eclipse, MySQL / PhpMyAdmin /KNoda, TaskJuggler, Umbrello, GIMP, NVU, Quanta+, Blender, Gambas. |
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OS in the driver's seat |
| Organisation name: | Namibian Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAFNAM) |
| OSS Used: | Suse Pro 9.1 Linux servers; Postgresql 7.4 database; JBOSS Java middleware; Zinf engine. |
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Don't hang up |
| Organisation name: | MySchool |
| OSS Used: | Fedora Linux; Asterisk Call Centre Softswitch solution. |
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Kewl education |
| Organisation name: | University of the Western Cape |
| OSS Used: | Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning (KEWL), a learning management system developed using free programming tools; Linux; FreeBSD; PHP. |
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Smart Cape libraries |
| Organisation name: | Smart Cape |
| OSS Used: | Suse Linux; LTSP; OpenOffice; Mozilla; PHP; MySQL. |
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Human rights protected by OS |
| Organisation name: | Kisima Peace & Development Organsation |
| OSS Used: | Martus, an online reporting tool. |
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The right to choose |
| Organisation name: | Women’sNet, South Africa. |
| OSS Used: | Linux desktop (Debian); Linux servers; OpenOffice; Mozilla; Action Apps; Pegasus. |
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OS good for skills development |
| Organisation name: | Business Skills & Development Centre |
| OSS Used: | Linux K12TSP 4.0; Fedora & Mandrake Linux; OpenOffice; (GnuCash, MySQL to follow). |
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World Links pilots OS |
| Organisation name: | World Links |
| OSS Used: | Linux servers - OpenLab 3 |
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Linux more stable for education |
| Organisation name: | Waterford Kamhlaba, Swaziland. |
| OSS Used: | Linux server (Red Hat). |
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