I actually was talking about usage scenarios for the end user, not necessarily the 'IT guy' if we can encourage end users (especially youngsters) to lean towards Linux so they do stuff other than run a server side application/service, that would translate into more Linux users in Uganda. (I would hope)
If you look at what's happening with Ubuntu in the states, the reason its user base is growing is because people are finding out that they can plug their iPods into it and sync, stream music to their home stereo, watch HD movies along with all the usual internet, email, word-processing stuff. Its no longer the stuff of dark cold caves at co-locations or nerds staying up late hacking networks. (PS the reason I don't use my Linux laptop or workstation is coz I cant run pro-tools or reason 4, Linux hasn't caught up in the music production tools and music is my hobby so I got a mac) Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT Management LLC 6491 Sunset Strip #5, Sunrise Fl, 33313 Tel: (954) 572 7411, Fax: (435) 578 7411 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muhumuza Brian Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:59 PM To: Linux Users Group Uganda Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC Well, the usage scenarios are clearly there. What's left is how they are packaged and for whom, which brings us back to computer education. When you go to an "introduction to computers" class, you find windows, a programming class, windows + others, a graphics class, windows + others, office, windows + ms office but when you go to a linux class CLI and DNS, etc Basically what i meant with creating more usage scenarios was, having focused linux courses say, a graphics class/material on linux, programming class/material on linux, office class/material on linux, etc Is it possible for luggers to collaborate on creating such material? Btw, *When* i get my linux box onto the public internet, the first thing to put will be a jabberd and Asterisk. On 17 Apr 2008, at 19:18, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > oi. > > we run: > > - smeserver as our office server. Does all that Winblows does + > Exchange, ISA > server, + spam & virusmonitoring, sceduled backups etc etc. We > comfortably > give that box a public IP. We also use a package called apt-cacher, > which > caches the updates of our Kubuntu clients. That is saving us a hell > of a lot > of bandwith. > > - Run websites & Internet based software on the internet (actually, > most > people who do websites run them off a linux box) The web-based apps > we use: > - SugarCRM for our CRM > - MediaWiki for our Wiki > - Joomla for our website > > - All staff runs Kubuntu, except for the graphic people, who insist > on Adobe > software. (but Google has just injected some money in the wine > project, so we > are looking forward of a Wine release that supports CS3) > > - The most used applications in our office > - Firefox > - OpenOffice (wether on winblows of kubuntu) > - Quanta, for web-development > - Gimp, for graphics (reads .psd files perfectly, for non artists) > - SMB4K which is a small tool to mount Samba shares > - and some others: Kopete for chat, Amarok for music, Kaffeine for > video, > Skype, etc. > > And you know what? It just works. Sure, we sometimes have a hickup. > But we > would have the same thing on windows. > > ah, and no virussses. > > So what is it you were saying about no usage scenarios, exactly? > > reinier >> MB _______________________________________________ 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. --------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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. ---------------------------------------
