Dear all
I have been reviewing the Certified Open principles of operation. Please find attached my edits. I tried to clarify language in some places and also corrected some formatting and typographical errors. There are some below.
I'm not entirely happy with the wording of section 6. I think we can improve it to make it sound more attractive.
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6.Overview – for Consultancy Providers Consultancy service providers have a particular additional benefit from Certified Open. Certified Open provides an independent base for audit and strategic ICT advice to user organisations while also providing all of the benefits listed above. For the large suppliers it again provides evidence of the independence of their consultancy and support for the larger community. For the SME ICT supplier it provides a level playing field from which to operate, benefiting from greater visibility and recognition of unique strengths, skills and differentiators. In all cases it enables the company to position itself effectively in terms of:- The openness of its services (and potentially its own products and those of selected partners). The independence of its advice. The professionalism of its staff. The basis of effective hiring decisions. Its strength as a potential long term partner.
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In section 9 (Skills) it says "Access to the Certified Open SkillsTracker is secure and is made via the log-on screen – it is accessed directly from the Open Source Academy site. There is a new user log-in facility for people to set up their record." Should this be changed to the Certified Open website?
Under section 10 (Pricing) I didn't understand this paragraph: "These are annual amounts except * which is annual unless there is a major new release in that time, at which point 50% fee is repayable. Minor releases may be notified for free if they do not impact any answer."
Regards
Shane
Shane
I have checked through the POE and amended company details, we have changed the registered address to that of our accuntant.
Regards
Bob
On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 15:51 +0200, Shane M. Coughlan wrote:
Dear all
I have been reviewing the Certified Open principles of operation. Please find attached my edits. I tried to clarify language in some places and also corrected some formatting and typographical errors. There are some below.
I'm not entirely happy with the wording of section 6. I think we can improve it to make it sound more attractive.
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6.Overview – for Consultancy Providers Consultancy service providers have a particular additional benefit from Certified Open. Certified Open provides an independent base for audit and strategic ICT advice to user organisations while also providing all of the benefits listed above. For the large suppliers it again provides evidence of the independence of their consultancy and support for the larger community. For the SME ICT supplier it provides a level playing field from which to operate, benefiting from greater visibility and recognition of unique strengths, skills and differentiators. In all cases it enables the company to position itself effectively in terms of:- The openness of its services (and potentially its own products and those of selected partners). The independence of its advice. The professionalism of its staff. The basis of effective hiring decisions. Its strength as a potential long term partner.
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In section 9 (Skills) it says "Access to the Certified Open SkillsTracker is secure and is made via the log-on screen – it is accessed directly from the Open Source Academy site. There is a new user log-in facility for people to set up their record." Should this be changed to the Certified Open website?
Under section 10 (Pricing) I didn't understand this paragraph: "These are annual amounts except * which is annual unless there is a major new release in that time, at which point 50% fee is repayable. Minor releases may be notified for free if they do not impact any answer."
Regards
Shane
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Hi Bob
bob blatchford wrote:
I have checked through the POE and amended company details, we have changed the registered address to that of our accuntant.
OK. Thanks.
Graham, I'm going to start working on this document later today. Perhaps tidy up formatting and add the MoU to create a basis for our discussion tomorrow.
Shane