On 8/28/07, Zico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 8/27/07, dove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > FOSS means free and open source software. > > Dear FOSS Activists, Ask yourself are u a real and unfallacious FOSS > > users? > > ha ha , ask yourself in the calm state of your mind. Do u feel the > > question is intrusive and distressing? hum, > > > > I think, before this calculation, everyone should know the philosophy of > free software+open source. > > What do you say? > > Best, > Zico
Absolutely, But I am not calcuating the level of purity of the people, towards FOSS. FOSS activist do talk about expunging the proprietary one, but they have a duo, :), what I meant is first try to Migrate yourself and then others. Just talking about the FOSS and its advantages is not going to make a sense. We need a lot, from the ground up. The common consensus will be, in the implementation level. Lots of project in Nepal such as NepaLiux, LTSP, OLPC and so on are claiming they have heralded the arrival of FOSS in Nepal. But it is much to be discussed who have done what actually :), lets have only a brief of it, NepaLinux http://nepalinux.org NepaLinux seems to be doing fine, But what ?, why the situation is always dismal in the real implementation level ? I don't know how many people are the real users of NepaLinux , but I have just gone through it. The Nepali Desktop environment ,Nepali Input system and all most all of the Desktop application are luring the users. But strenuous level of installation and Hardware issues such as VGA problem is distressing. But I am not blaming NepaLinux for it. It may be the issue of whole Linux. even Windows haven't innate the better hardware support. Its ongoing process. OLPC , http://olpcnepal.org/ the slogan or what to say, One Laptop Per Child Quite quixotic project of Mr. Negroponte and a rhetoric slogan Its just like making building in air. Is it possible ?, In modern computer science yes of course, in the animated movie : ha ha :), But sometimes back, one of the minister has obliged its implementation. Why such, noxious plan are deceiving the poor Nepalese people ? :(=. One, poor Nepali child even can't afford the paper and pencil to write, book to study and school to attend. The OLPC Nepal is talking about one laptop per child and claiming that they don't need paper and pencil, laptop much more efficient. quite ridiculous. LTSP Linux Terminal Server Project. http://ltsp.org (no formal ltsp site for nepal) LTSP project some what seems to be anachronism. But it is apparent that , through the use of thin client LTSP is flexible and cost effective solutions for empowering schools organisation and even cybers. MPP and HLCIT are taking initiation in LTSP implementation. Both as far I found through google, have run some of the pilot projects. http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue/360/Nation/13814 http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02743.html >From this mail, by one of the foss activist, It is clear that 4 LTSP projects had already been done in schools. But How much they do care and take the feedback from the schools ? , Do they understand the real feelings of the schols and students?. How LTSP is focused on school as a technology or as a course ware system ? LTSP as a technology in schools and even in telecenters seems cogent. one issue, How if one schools with LTSP Lab setup wants to run computer classes based on government curriculum. computer is not only for the games to be played and some words to be typed in editors. It is impossible to find the curriculum based on Linux for the secondary Level. But, FOSS activist shouldn't be reluctant in this matter. I google and found several NGO and INGOS in Nepal such as Bellnet nepal, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, OLPC Nepal, and so on. My intention is not to undermine, discourage and denounce one particular project.But What is true is that its only the warning the ting tong bell, to those who are deceiving the poor Nepalese people to those project who are much more lucrative doing only a minor work in the name of FOSS. Jaya Nepal, -- > "free software is a movement, a way of life.... > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ " > > http://mohibuzzaman.blogspot.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
