Aim

Create a collection of presentations, case studies and resources for using and promoting Ubuntu and FLOSS software in Not-For-Profit and community organisations.

Status: Part of Ubuntu Australia Documentation Project / Ongoing

Started: Mon, 8 May 2006

In particular, if you have any case studies or arguments of why using Ubuntu makes sense for Not-For-Profit organisations, please let me know. Create a Wiki page with the details, and add the link here (or let PaulSchulz know).

Other Collections

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/taxonomy/term/32

Some Examples

• [http://gnomejournal.org/article/33/macedonia-deploys-5000-gnome-desktops-in-public-schools The Road With Ubuntu Mass Ubuntu deployment in Macedonia]

• [http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/10/taking_linux_on_the_road_with_ubuntu/index.html Taking Linux On The Road With Ubuntu Mass Ubuntu deployment in Macedonia]

Australian Case Studies

Do more

Hear about the work with the Aboriginal Community in Copley where Noven divi Flamen (Project Officer) build a computer network to assist the local community.

Novan has been intervied on the Linux Australia Update (podcast - episode 24) which can be found here.. [http://mirror.linux.org.au/podcasts/la-update/laupdate_episode_24_20060611.ogg ogg] [http://mirror.linux.org.au/podcasts/la-update/laupdate_episode_24_20060611.mp3 mp3] (at 10min21sec into the episode)

With a budget of $0, donated equipment and a train grant, Noven has been able to provide a useful and sustainable system to his local community.

The Marree Rural Transaction Centre can be contacted at - outback.marree@bigpond.com

Outline

Why Free and Open Source Software for your organisation?

• Do more
  • No software usage restictions
  • Use as much or as little as you need
  • You spend your money on what you decide you need
  • The local economy grows
• Do less
  • Worrying about your ICT systems
  • Migration
  • Unscheduled downtime
  • Software Training
• Help others
  • Free to distribute
  • Introducing Linux to others is easy
  • Distribution resources are available (Free CDROM's)
• Free your Organisation
  • Software become yours to use as you see fit
  • There are no restrictions on how you can use the software
  • No lockins, no false promises
  • Free to distribute the software to others
• Recommend Linux to your clients?
  • Your business tools can be their business tools as well

Template

• What was the name of the project?
• Who was the group/organisation?
• What was the goal of the excersise?
• Did it meet the goals?
• What was the cost? (Resources required - Money, Time and People)
• Can it be done again? What could be done better?
• Who can be contacted for more information?