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We are now reconsidering how Collab will work in the future as we have learned much on this first project.
 
We are now reconsidering how Collab will work in the future as we have learned much on this first project.
  
=The Future of Collab=
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[[The Future of Collab]]
 
 
* Change Name?
 
 
 
* Resources
 
 
 
** Software
 
*** Open office
 
*** Media Wiki
 
** Hardware
 
** Volunteers
 
** Programs
 
*** Build
 
*** Grants
 
*** Tech Support
 
*** Education
 
*** Adoption
 
* Demand for training
 
** Admin Literacy
 
*** Teaching them vocabulary
 
*** Basic Skills
 
**** Backups
 
**** Admin Mailing list
 
**** ?
 
** User Training
 
 
 
*Goals
 
**
 
*Financing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Short term Goals==
 
===Hardware===
 
We can deliver,grant Spec computers,Firewalls, Diskless Labs,cabling,networking,printers
 
===Software===
 
Linux(debian), Standard Freekbox Applications, Samba, Webmin, CUPS
 
===Education===
 
Training on freekbox standard(adoption style) webmin. on site training or here
 
===Tech Support===
 
during Tech support hours. Trying to increase as much as possible
 
===financing===
 
fee for diskless lab,education (System Admin,Vocabulary, on site Training),tech support(small monthly fee?)
 
===staffing===
 
Current staff and volounteers
 
 
 
==Medium Term goals==
 
===Hardware===
 
all of the above plus.
 
Enterprise level (fail over, redundancy, etc..) Scanners, cameras?
 
===Software===
 
all of the above plus.
 
off the shelf non customized database app. (front end to windows DB or vice versa)
 
===Education===
 
all of the above plus.
 
Training on non custom DB
 
===Tech Support===
 
all of the above plus.
 
regular working hours
 
===financing===
 
all of the above plus
 
monthly fee for support
 
charging for education, enterprise level
 
===staffing===
 
all of the above plus.
 
part time coordinator
 
internship
 
==long term Goals==
 
===Hardware===
 
all of the above plus.
 
===Software===
 
all of the above plus.
 
Custom Applications (DB)
 
===Education===
 
all of the above plus.
 
===Tech Support===
 
all of the above plus.
 
on site support
 
===financing===
 
all of the above plus.
 
Charging for on site support
 
open source software development grants
 
===staffing===
 
all of the above plus.
 
full time staff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:structure]]
 
[[Category:structure]]

Revision as of 16:41, 13 January 2005

Basic Info

Collaborative Technologies (aka Collab) is a program of Free Geek. The general idea behind Collab is to encourage nonprofit organization to use free and open source software. To accomplish this we hired a coordinator to that end and formed a group of consultants that would work for pay, in theory providing cheap services for the nonprofits and providing some income for Free Geek.

Our first big project, developing the hardware and software infrastructure for Homestreet (mental health provider in Washington County), is nearing completion.

We are now reconsidering how Collab will work in the future as we have learned much on this first project.

The Future of Collab