Re: Comments ......

[Lunghabo James <lunghabo@afsat.com>]

Semat

>It seems to me like the simple setup is actually the better one in this
>case from arguments put forward.

Why ?

Lunghabo


At Wednesday, 2 May 2001, you wrote:

>> However to agree with you kinda, perhaps we could have 2 setups 
proposed
>> so that in the event that we have funding, we go for the "more 
costly"
>> but better setup and in the event that it is no there, we go for
>> the "simple setup".
>It seems to me like the simple setup is actually the better one in this
>case from arguments put forward.
>>
>> rgds
>>
>> L
>>
>> At Monday, 30 April 2001, Vincent Kaabunga <kavin@uol.co.ug> wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, Lunghabo James wrote:
>> >
>> >> Anyway I am just jumping into the deep end of the discussion by
>> asking:
>> >>
>> >> 1. Why should we start off with the Randy kind of set up ?
>> >
>> >I'd prefer to call it a simple rather than Randy kind of set up.
>> >Anyhow, the major selling pt here is cost and simplicity.
>> >
>> >All the other scenarios we're looking at revolve around hardware 
at the
>> >IXP that has to be aquired somehow (donated or procured), rent, A/C,
>> >utilities, blah, blah ,blah for the IXP. And we still aren't 
sure how
>> >we're going to address these.
>> >
>> >> 2. If we are truly going to benefit from support offered by Cisco,
>> >> dont you all think that we could as well go in for the proposal
>> >> #2 (refer to last meeting) ?
>> >
>> >Having worked for a major donor myself, I know that there is 
a difference
>> >between "we are willing to give..." and "we are giving..."
>> >
>> >Until we have it on paper, we do not have a commitment from Cisco.
>> >They might, or they might not.
>> >And if they don't ?...
>> >
>> >> 3. Since the routers to be bought by ISP's are the same in either
>> >> scenario and from the best of my knowledge Cisco is willing 
to give
>> >> us the Central router, dont you think that we are better off going
>> >> ahead with such a setup now other than wait ?
>> >
>> >Actually, this "simple" setup uses your existing router.
>> >
>> >Later,
>> >	Vincent
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Lunghabo Wire James
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