On 8/28/07, dove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 ? >
No, the situation is not dismal, Its better improving day by day.I can't deny it may have some technical constraints like very old and new VGA doesn't support it, installation difficulties and better hardware support. But,NepaLinux team is doing their hard works to better improve it. As of concern of OLPC , Its your private opinion to express your feeling about its usability in Nepal. Me too have , but let us not discuss about it,and that of LTSP, we are doing well. Thinking to take initiative to make standard curriculum. and I totally agree with most of your point, try not to be very aggressive. Each FOSS project in Nepal is running with some determination. I am confident NepaLinux and LTSP are doing fine. 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- daya, lets share the knowledge, "A candle doesn't lose anything by lighting another" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
