The document discusses powering the IT infrastructure at Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences. It provides details on the existing proprietary software systems and high costs. It then introduces free and open source software (Foss) as lower cost alternatives, providing screenshots and discussing benefits like no licensing fees, easy administration, and community support. However, it also notes challenges to implementing Foss include getting users accustomed to new tools and requiring patience during the transition.

1. The Technological Institute of
Textile & Sciences
Powering IT Infrastructure
Rajesh Kumar Surender Singh
Sr. Programmer Sr. Programmer
http://techlab.in http://techlab.in
rajeshgoyal@titsbhiwani.ac.in surendersingh@titsbhiwani.ac.in

2. Agenda
 Introduction
 IT Infratructure
 About License
 About Cost of Softwares
 MSDN Academic Alliance
 Existing Systems and their Expenses
 F/OSS Introduction, Screenshot
 Problems
 Suggestions

3. Introduction
The economic meltdown has severely affected all segments of the
economy across the world.There is all round cost cutting and a
seramble for lower cost alternatives.
The Presentation purpose is how we can well manage the IT
Infrastructure which is very complex and going to be, as passage
of time.
To know more about the Softwares that proven much better then
any proprietary software. Discuss some softwares available at zero
cost, it is robust, reliable and widely used

4. IT Infrastructure
Peripherals Quantity
Computers 447
Laptops 46
Total 493 Softwares
Bandwidth Management Software Cyberoam
Hardware
Library Management Software Libsys
Approx All PCs and Laptops installed Licenced Windows
Enterprise Resource Planning Newton
Elearning Environment Moodle
Deployment Server PXELinux
FTP Server VSFTP
Web Server Apache
Network Boot / Remote Access
XDMCP

5. Know About License
Full­Packaged Product / BOX Pack
– Media and Manual Include
– Install on any System
OEM Version Preinstalled
– No media/Manual Covers, Valid untill Machine exist.
– System Dependent (Not Transferable)
– Must buy new License if Motherboard Change
OEM Version from System Builder / Starter Edition
– Buy with New System within 3 Month date of Systems Purchased
– Low Cost
– Upgraded with Volume Licensing Agreement
Volume Licensing Agreement (MSDN AA)

6. Approx Cost of Softwares
Type of Software Proprietary Approx Costing in Rs.
Server Windows 2003/2008 5181/- (CAL 374/- Per User)
Desktop OS windows Vista 3330/- (Per PC)
Office Suite MS-Office 3700/- (Per PC)
Development Language Visual Studio .Net 4100/- (Per PC)
Database MS-SQL Server 11440/- (2088/- SQL Cal)
Graphics editing Photoshop 16,081/- (Per PC)
Compilers Borland Turbo C++ Suite 1800/- (Per User)
Web Development Tools Dreamweaver 10,721/- (Per PC)
Analysis/IMG Processing MATLAB 5,00,000/- (for 10 Users)
Antivirus Norton 1550/- (for 10 PC)
Terminal Services Windows 2003/2008 954/- (Per Device)
Animation Flash 13,401/- (Per PC)
CAD AutoCAD 33,500/-
Accounting Tally Gold (Multi- User) 40500/-

7. Volume Licensing Agreement (MSDN AA)
Developer AA
• For Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Department
• Include all Softwares except MS­Office
Rights
• May Copy, Install and Distribute between Students, Staff, Faculty
• Non­Commercial Use only
Restrictions
• Not for Institute's own Administrative or IT Systems
• *Systems Purchased on or after 1st April 2009, must have an appropriately Licensed Genuine
Windows Operating System (Buy MS­Vista Starter Ed. Cost Approx. Rs.1475/­.)
• MS­Office not covered under any membership, buy it separately
We are the member of MSDN AA for Three Years (2009­2011)
* As per EULA change since June, 2009

8. Desktop System Cost
Hardware/Software Approx Cost
Computer Hardware 30000
Windows Vista 3333
MS-Office 3700
Antivirus 1550
Computers Softwares Cost Total Cost
493 8583 4231419

9. Adminstration/Management Tool
Administration/Management Tool Platform Approx Cost
Bandwidth Management Windows 2.75 Lacs (45000 Per
Software Year)
Library Management Software Windows 1.5 Lacs
Enterprise Resource Planning Windows 25 Lacs
Elearning Environment Linux Free
Deployment Server Linux Free
FTP Server Linux Free
Web Server Linux Free
Network Boot / Remote Access Linux Free

10. Proprietary Softwares :Key Points
We have to Pay for
 Windows OS still
– Microsoft stop support for XP
– Vista not well performe on laptops and Low hardware
 MS­Office
 Support (Bandwidth MgtSystem, Library Software(support)
 Antivirus (Norton, Macfee)
 Lab Softwares like Adobe, Corel, Borland, Autocad etc.
 Upgradation of Any Software

11. Free / Open Source Software
Legally entitled for...
Software that can be accessed freely.
Source code is available.
Software can be altered to suit users needs.
Software can be re­distributed freely without
violating copyright.

12. Proprietary Vs. F/OSS
Office Softwares
Type of Software Proprietary F/OSS
Operating System Windows, MAC Ubuntu, SuSe, Fedora
Word processing Microfoft Word Open Office Writer
Presentations Microsoft PowerPoint Open Office Impress
Spreadsheets Microsoft Excel Open Office Calc
Web Browser Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox; Opera
Graphics editing Adobe Photoshop GIMP
Desktop Publishing Quark Xpress Scribus
Instant Messaging AIM GAIM
Finances Quicken GnuCash; TurboCash
PDF Creation Adobe Acrobat PDF Creator; Ghostscript
Audio Editing ProTools Audacity
Flowcharting Visio Dia
Vector Graphics Adobe Illustrator Sodipodi
Email client Outlook Thunderbird; kMail

13. Proprietary Vs. F/OSS
Professional Softwares
Type of Software Proprietary F/OSS
Server Windows 2000/2003/2008 RedHat/Ubuntu/Debian Server
Web Server Microfoft IIS Apache
Language Visual Studio, .NET PHP
Compilers Turbo C, C++ gcc, gc++
Database Oracle; ms sql server MySQL PostgreSQL
Animation Maya Blender
eLearning Blackboard Moodle
Antivirus Norton ClamAV
ThinClients Terminal Service LTSP
Remote Admin MSTSC XDMCP, Telnet, Open SSH
Analysis/Image Process. MathWorks MATLAB FreeMAT, Octave
Remote Installation RIS Services Network, PXE, Kickstart
Screencast Application Camtasia Studio xvidcap
CAD AutoCAD QCAD, CADEMIA,

14. Screenshots
File Brower
Ubuntu Desktop

15. Screenshots
Impress
Writer

16. Screenshots
Calc
Firefox

17. F/OSS : Key Points
 OS Easy to Use, Deploy and Test before Installation
 Open Office Support large number of File Extensions
 Easy Administration Tools, Less Virus, Less System
stable problems
 Online Packages Repositories
 Huge Community Support
 Less Vendor Specific Drivers Required
 Easy Backup Tools
 Secure
 No Cost to Use, Support and Upgradation

18. Problems to Implement
• Weaning users from the traditional tools they
are accustome to.
• Study well before use.
• Patience
• Hardware specific Softwares
• Well Internet/LAN connectivity

19. What we have done...
We have already overcome the few problems of F/OSS Implementation
Except to replace each users desktop.
We are smoothly running...
 eLearning Moduler Object Oriented Learning Environment, CMS
on Fedora Server http://technet.titsbhiwani.org.
 FTP server ftp://technet.titsbhiwani.org
 MSDNAA FTP Site
 Telnet Server
 Software Deployment Server on Fedora (Virtual Machine)
 Thin Clients and Remote Accessiblity

20. What we require...
Rather then to pay companies we should move
to F/OSS for that we require
• Support from Administration
(Director/Management)
• Encouraging Faculty/Students.
• Build a team of motivated OSS Professionals.
• Training/Motivation to the Staff to use OSS.
• A Helpdesk.
•
Research & Development Department

21. Our Contribution in F/OSS
• We are the Various Linux ISO Image Tester
and Distributor
• Educator
• Developer
• Implementation Support Provider
• Institute MOODLE Administrator
• Desktop/Server Administration Support
Provider
•
We have own Mirror Server

22. Suggestions
• We can move User Desktop from Proprietary Software to
Linux Desktop
• Encourage to use Open Office, Firefox (Cross­Platform)
• Use Low­Hardware Machine with LTSP
• IP Chains to Setup Firewall, Squid for distribution of
bandwidth and SARG to monitor its consumption
• Linux Apache MySQL PHP for Programming Environment
• Webmin for System Administration and NTOP to manage
and monitor the entire Network
• Backup on NAS using FreeNAS and OpenFiler
• E­Mail Server using Q­Mail
• Library on Koha Software

23. TIT&S Users Desktop Model
Type of Software F/OSS / Working Softwares/Tools
Desktop OS /Servers Linux Ubuntu, Fedora
Word processing OpenOffice, Koffice Writer, Kword
Presentations OpenOffice, Koffice Impress, Kpresenter
Spreadsheets OpenOffice, Koffice Calc, Kspread
Programing/Database LAMP Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
Compilers C,C++, JAVA, Pascal, VHDL gcc, gc++, gpc, ghdl
Bandwidth Mgt Software Firewall, Monitoring IP Chain, Squid, SARG
Network Management System Administration Webmin, NTOP
Library Software Web Based Evergreen, Koha, NewGenLib,
Learning Environment OpenSIS rSmart, SAKAI and Kuali
Time Table Cross Platform Software FET
CMS Education/Enterprise Moodle, Drupal and Joomla
Email client Outlook Thunderbird; kMail

24. More Information
On line Resources for More Information on the F/OSS
•Free Software Foundation http://fsf.org
•GNU http://gnu.org
•Open Source Initiative http://www.opensource.org
•NOSI (Nonprofit Open Source Initiative) http://nosi.net
Linux distributions
•Debian http://debian.org
•Redhat http://redhat.com
•Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/
•Ubuntu http://ubunto.com
Where to find f/oss
Sourceforge http://sourceforge.net
•Freshmeat http://freshmeat.net
Visit http://techlab.in
•Distrowatch http://distrowatch.com

25. Credits
 Presentation created with Open Office
 Presentation theme distributed free with Open Office
 Created using a computer running Ubuntu LINUX
 J.A. Bhavsar, Group Head, ITM B.School, Navi Mumbai.
 Eric Goldhagen, Radical Reference.
 Proprietary Vs. F/OSS http://www.osalt.com/

On line sources used for this presentation are all listed on
the “More Information” page