On 08/07/11 14:56, Paul Scollon wrote:
> DkIT have used the Thunderbird/Lightning combo successfully for the past
> 4 years, with mail being handled by exim ans calendars stored on a
> caldav server (example tutorials for staff ->
>http://ww2.dkit.ie/staff_and_admin/computer_services/tutorials/calendars )
>> Because we use standard imap, staff and students can happily collect
> their mail on iPhones and Android devices too. It all just works.
>> Unfortunately, senior management have now decided that open source is
> unreliable and unsupported (hence my quest to compile a list of
> companies who support open source in Ireland) and have ordered us to
> pull out everything and insert exchange servers for staff and put
> exchnge clients on all machines. Plus, student mail is being farmed out
> to Microsoft Live at edu.
Microsoft are currently forcefully pushing their stuff to students:
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/07/06/microsoft-pays-university-250000-to-move-to-office-365/
It would be interesting to get "management" to detail their decision process.
cheers,
Pádraig.
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