The internet cafe issue is definitly true. That is why i proposed to further develop OpenKiosk in the MUK project. I think that could give a positive push in this direction. (Actually, I think mostly far away from kampala, where people do not "know" that M$ is the "real" stuff.
On Wednesday 16 April 2008 13:25:53 Niles Collins wrote: > I have been to MUK in a few years, but how many computer labs are there on > the campus and how many computers in these labs run linux? Are the labs for > general student use or do you have to be studying a technical field to use > the labs? I always wondered why there weren't more computer labs/internet > cafes that run linux. Since all the users will ever really do is check > e-mail and some word processing and maybe play some light games. > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 3:23 AM, P. A. Bagyenda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > One answer is not enough (and early) exposure to Linux. Other answers are > > best discussed off-list, lest I find myself having to invoke the 'misspoke > > defence' at a future date! > > There are a lot of initiatives that can help change this (incubator being > > one). Lets hope industry guys will get involved. It is far cheaper/more > > efficient in the long run to start training your future techies while they > > are still in school. > > > > > > On Apr 16, 2008, at 09:00, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > > > Hi P. > > > > > > Maybe we should discuss why MUK students are not using linux. After all > > > this > > > is the LUG (not the AUG ;-) > > > > > > When we went to the presentation of the third year students last year we > > > saw a > > > lot of php/mysql applications. These just run and install much nicer on > > > linux. That, in a normal world, would be a benifit for the students. > > > > > > As MUK is preparing students for the real world, and in the real world, > > > php & > > > mysql applications run on linux & apache mostly, training students in > > > that > > > setup is also not a bad idea. > > > > > > Well, i am preaching for my own church (and the AUG guys) again. > > > > > > Is there anything we can do to make that clear to MUK tutors & students? > > > > > > rgds, > > > reinier > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday 16 April 2008 06:24:52 P. A. Bagyenda wrote: > > > > > > > Indeed it would be sad. > > > > PC market share made Intel great. It lowered prices, and powered the > > > > Mhz war. It is doubtful that their chips were ever better, > > > > architecture-wise or in terms of raw speed. Even today. take a look at > > > > the Power 6 chip that IBM is touting recently. Or for that matter > > > > Sun's UltraSPARC 'Niagara' range. Can't Touch This, as MC Hammer would > > > > say! > > > > > > > > The other day I had to explain to a bewildered second year (MUK) > > > > class why Java and its machine-independence was such a big deal way > > > > back then. They have grown up in a world where Computer = Intel = > > > > Windows, and can't understand all the fuss. (Sadly, Linux is not much > > > > in the running there, for reasons too long to recount.) > > > > > > > > P. > > > > > > > > On Apr 15, 2008, at 21:17, Niles Collins wrote: > > > > > > > > Yeah, intel chips are better than Power PC chips, but i have very > > > > > little experience with Power PC chips. I always felt that if one > > > > > company dominated the PC chip market then that would stop > > > > > innovation. AMD makes great chips and that is all i buy but they are > > > > > still derivatives of the i386 architecture which i believe is an > > > > > intel standard. Intel seems to be locking up the micro chip market. > > > > > A lot of phone are going to start using their Atom processor now. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Mark Tinka > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 15 April 2008, Niles Collins wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Apple should have > > > > > > stayed with IBM and Power PC chips if they wanted to stop > > > > > > this from happening. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not a strong-enough case to ignore more superior > > > > > microprocessors (or so I think). You see even Cisco are > > > > > departing from Motorola Freescale and IBM's PPC in favour > > > > > of Intel-driven control planes. > > > > > > > > > > Copy-catting is a fact of life - Apple should figure out how > > > > > to deal with it. > > > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > LUG mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > > > > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > > > > > for them in any way. > > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > rgds, > > > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > > Director > > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > > +256 782 801 749 > > > www.mountbatten.net > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > > attachments if any). 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