The reason why Linux is attracting less than 20% on the desktop market is quite simple. Linux is not easy to use. You dont need a doctor (Western/African) to tell you this. The different distro's have tried to address this concern. So simon - I did not state that Linpus is the messiah, but i suggested that it has a chance. There could be other's which are even simpler.
can i stop here. On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Send LUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LUG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Why You should all Care. (Simon Vass) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:58:10 +0300 > From: Simon Vass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Why You should all Care. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > and breath...... well said Jon. I think Joseph might have been playing > devil's advocate though. I was most interested in > > Obama's rise to the highest seat, should be a lesson to cliques who >> think Microsoft will dominate forever, >> i have i used several distro's of Linux, but right now i might say >> Linpus is the closest to wrestling Windoze >> from the lead. >> >> > > Is there ways we can use this recent election to draw experiences to > promote Open Source? Yes I think that OSS can be spread much faster > through the grassroots, which seems to have played a huge part in this > election. We can encourage that changing to use OSS is not something to > fear but embrace. To quote the man "Yes we can!". We can continue to > define/develop how open source differs from closed and keep explaining > how the community works. > > IMHO I do not think any one distribution is going to wrestle the lead > from Microsoft, and in all honesty I think this is no longer the battle. > Focusing on the desktop has developed Linux a long way but with more and > more Applications being placed in the cloud I think this is a) were the > focus should be and b) were I think Linux actually leads. What is > interesting is that Microsoft are listening and have sped up the > development of Windows 7. This should be the communities focus, as this > I feel is a primary strength. The speed at which many can move over one > monolith company is amazing. I am always amazed at how withing hours of > a bug being filed in Linux fixes are posted, where as it take MS weeks. > > This I feel is one of the OSS double edged swords, that you can "skin > the cat" any one of infinite (exaggeration) ways and as such it become a > myriad of options and choices, and no sooner do you make your choice and > a new one is presented. I seem to spend my entire life reading and > learning about new applications and methods, which I love, but recognize > this is not for everyone, and a very big part of my job is to filter > this for my clients. > > So how to we retain the complexity and diversity of OSS, but at the same > time allow people (including me) to make simple decisions as to which > OS/Email App/etc they would like to use, and would do the best for them. > > Personally I feel very buoyed about the elections in the U.S. and > especially by the reaction of the world to it. I too come from a diverse > background and have a diverse heritage. Anything that allow > people/countries to move beyond the politics of me to us and our I think > can only be a good thing. I especially was blown away at how > Youtube/Twitter played a part in this election. Whilst the realism that > for the majority of Africans is that this is still a world away, slowly > one person at a time this is changing and with it the way we must view > the world as a collection of individual countries and or distributions. > > Simon > > > > J.Gosier wrote: >> I can't believe this was said from a native African. >> >> Here is the one reason why everyone in the world should care that >> Obama is th president Elect of the United States. Since World War II >> the U.S. has been the most powerful, influential nation on the >> planet. For better or for worse, the economy exploded rapidly, the >> state of Europe today was 100% affected by what happened then and >> Africa has been on the receiving end of shovels full of money from >> both the U.S., Europe, the U.N. and the World Bank. Because of other >> nations meddling, there's been a chess game at work when it comes to >> Africa's developing countries. One leader is aided in wresting power >> from someone else more corrupt because other nations around the globe >> have vested interests in having someone 'friendly' to their ideals. >> That more than anything has been the story of Africa since colonialism. >> >> This has lead to the deaths of millions to the rise of a number of >> 'bad idea to begin with' leaders all over the continent. As much as >> America claims it doesn't play this game, it does. It's helped define >> borders (ex. Liberia) and end wars. It's helped fight famine and slow >> the spread of AIDS. >> >> So whomever controls the most powerful and influential nation in the >> world, becomes by default the most powerful person in the world. That >> person can be an stubborn, intolerant, childish, ignorant, >> unprecedented moron like Georgia W. Bush or it can be a progressive, >> inspirational, open-minded person like Barack Obama. >> >> When the U.S. bombed Somalia looking for Al-Quaeda in 2006-7 you're >> telling me it 'didn't matter' who was in charge to make that >> decision? When we started an endless war in Iraq for reasons that >> were blatant lies to the American public, it 'didn't matter' who was >> in charge? When our country put pressure on all our 'allies' to >> mirror our decisions in all this, it 'didn't matter' who was in >> charge? When the American economy tanked because of poor regulation >> and oversight from our government, it 'didn't matter' that this >> rippled around the world (arguably) sending the world economy into >> recession? And ultimately, when George Bush and John McCain tell the >> American public 'Nothing is wrong, everything is fine. We must stay >> the course.' it doesn't matter? Despite the fact that most of the >> world disagreed with how we were making decisions. It absolutely >> matters. In fact it matters so much, it matters more than it >> *should*, for the sake of 'world-democracy'. >> >> Even if you don't agree with the policies, the ideals and culture of >> America, one thing is for sure: we're all connected. My interest in >> what's going on in America right now is every bit as deep as my >> concern for what will happen to the ANC in South Africa and the >> situation in Congo. One thing affects another and, especially in >> Africa, history shows us that when one area falls into a chaos, it has >> a way of negatively affecting the countries around it. >> >> People around the world often complain about how dumb, ignorant and >> aggressive American people can be. I'd argue that, while one man >> can't possibly change 300 million people, he can lead in a way that >> inspires more to be like him. He can simply serve as a positive >> example. >> >> The excitement has nothing to do with the fact that he's black and a >> first generation African-American, in my opinion. That's just a >> footnote among all the reasons to be excited about Obama...and this is >> coming from a Black-American. I'd have been just as excited if his >> ancestry were Asian whatever else if his ideals and philosophies were >> the same. Hilary Clinton would have made an 'okay' leader but a few >> things curbed my interest in her a) how she (negatively) ran her >> campaign and b) the fact she supported the Iraq war. Again, it has >> nothing to do with race or gender, it's all about the mans mentality >> and what he's exemplified in his actions. >> >> Okay, enough ranting about my country for now. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jonathan D. Gosier >> Appfrica International >> P.O. Box 1420 Kampala, Uganda >> http://appfrica.net - African Technology and Social Media Blog >> http://appfrica.org - Incubator for East African Entrepreneurs in Software >> >> Uganda +256.773806071 >> USA +1.520.318.0828 ext 145 >> UK +44.2032398156 >> Skype j.gosier >> Twitter appfrica >> >> >> joseph mpora wrote: >>> I really don't see the cause for all the excitement. I can understand >>> why African-Americans are excited, it's the first time the US has >>> picked a president from a minority (can't remember the exact >>> percentage but its around 20%) >>> >>> For Africa, it probably bears not real significance. Obama is >>> American, his priority is America. I believe his dad (the Kenyan) >>> abandoned his family and Obama has only visited Kenya a few times. >>> >>> Would we be this excited if it had been Hillary Clinton, an election >>> which would have been just as historic? >>> >>> PS: I was routing for Obama, mostly because what he said made sense, >>> not because he is black (ahem, African-American) >>> >>> J >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Dennis M S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Need i say more....history has been made ,now every down trodden >>>> fellow can dream....it can only b USA >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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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