[CLUG] Reasons for OSS adoption in Irish Organisations

[justin flavin]

I'm in the UK (but i'm originally from Cork) and my company uses
nothing but OSS solutions, if that's of any help to you - i can answer
any questions you might have.


Regarding Irish OSS, these people might be of interest:
http://www.calibre.ie/

i came across them on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calibre/page3/



On 4/20/05, PJ Wall <pj.wall at itcarlow.ie> wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> I am currently completing my MBS thesis in UCD on Open Source Software
> adoption by Irish Organisations.  My thesis focuses on the reasons and
> decision processes that accompany a migration from proprietary software
> to Open Source software.  I have been doing a substantial amount of work
> in this area over the last two years.  I am now ready to commence the
> field work part of my research.  I would now be very interested in
> finding out more about Irish Organisations and their (successful or
> otherwise!!!) adoption of, and migration to Open Source Software.
> 
> I would really be interested in talking to anyone who is part of an
> organisation that has either successfully or unsuccessfully completed a
> migration to OSS, or who are currently considering a migration to OSS.
> 
> I think this is a very important issue for Irish organisations, and I
> firmly believe that my research in this area will add significantly to
> the knowledge of the Open Source community in Ireland.  All help and
> advice will be very very much appreciated.
> 
> My own background is as a lecturer in Institute of Technology Carlow.  I
> am a Chartered Accountant by profession, and I also
> have a BBS in accounting from the Institute of Public Administration.  I
> have been studying for a Masters Degree in eCommerce in UCD for the last
> 2 years.
> 
> Kindest Regards, and thanks in advance,
> PJ Wall
> 
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