On Thu, 2005-10-13, Dr Richard Heeks wrote: > You can read this message in two ways: either that FOSS will never > deliver; or that the FOSS community needs to rethink its strategies. Or, > of course, if you've devoted months or years to FOSS and don't like the > message, you'll try to denigrate the writer, deny the data, and so > forth.
Yes we need to rethink our strategies especially in the areas of ICT4D and Civil Society. Corruption, illegal copying of software, immaturity of FOSS user interfaces and predatory philanthropy compounded with technical inertia, lack of suitable infrastructure and human resource has made FOSS adoption painfully slow in most developing countries. The situation in government and private sector seems to be a little more encouraging. Could you please share with us the electronic versions of the papers that you quote in your note. I was only able to find the presentation files from http://www.devstud.org.uk/Conference05/abstracts/ITD.htm Thanks, Sunil -- Sunil Abraham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mahiti.org 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mob: (91) 9342201521 UK: (44) 02000000259 ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
