Don't you you think you would be "wealthier" if you made it open and free something like Openbutterfly then you port changes from the community to the $-version?Like the big boys do just my 2 cents.We can give a handRonny
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: > No, it isn't. It is free but not open source. > > To answer Ronald's questions: The other features you suggest are certainly > something to think about, and I will queue them to the relevant developers > internally. > > On the Ads, it all depends on the size of the Ad: We try to keep them > small. However keep in mind that only one copy of the Ad is downloaded per > Cafe (by the server). Also, no downloads are done of course unless a new Ad > is available. And the Ad server is not local at this stage (long story). > > P. > > > On Jul 20, 2009, at 08:29, Simon Vass wrote: > > Paul, >> >> is Butterfly under a Open-Source license? >> >> >> Simon Vass >> Technical Manager >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> email: [email protected] >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Muwonge Ronald" <[email protected]> >> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, 18 July, 2009 18:52:26 GMT +03:00 Iraq >> Subject: Re: [LUG] RE:THE EQUIVALENT OF BUTTERFLY ON A LINUX PLATFORM >> >> >> I love Butterfly but could you design a more simpler front end for the >> novice linux user so that they can backup the database,inculde MAC and AAA >> functionality.I saw some user trying to update the keys on command line and >> I think that was tough for her otherwise bigups :-) >> And Paul thanks for patching in the new ver before advanced users could >> beat the timer b4 reboot seen it evolve for 6 years somewhere. >> Quick one if you don mind how much bandwidth do the ads take? >> Is the ad serving server local? >> >> Could you send it to sourceforge please as a UG project :-) >> >> Ronny >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:36 AM, ARINDA JB < [email protected] > wrote: >> >> >> Wire, >> I think its not being shy but Sometimes I am misled to think that >> marketing and software development are two conflicting professions. >> Developers usually appear principled and perfectionist ever investing time >> in finding out weaknesses in their own application so as to have them fixed >> in the next version release rather than going around praising their own work >> to who ever cares to listen. i think that's the only thing Microsoft is >> better at than the Linux community. The later looks full of Good programmers >> while the former is full of marketeers. some times i wonder the hype and >> credit Microsoft's Vista OS was given when it was released and there after >> (not forgetting it hugely expensive License) when am waiting for it to load >> (around 4 minutes ) every time i start my machine (1GB RAM) at my workplace >> and as disable the less needed services after.its a pain When i compare with >> the free Linux on my PC at home (which has far less resources) but takes >> seconds to load. Sometimes i think it takes some level of 'Madness' to look >> a good marketeer for a software in this current global economics. >> >> Regards >> Arinda JB >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Wire James < [email protected] > >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Bagyenda >> >> I am very grateful that for once you have stood up and claimed your >> rightful position. As one who has watched Butterfly evolve over the years >> from when it was first released, I should say I am very impressed by the >> work done. To me, it is one product that I will always endorse whenever I >> get a chance. >> >> Unfortunately I keep telling people that the developers of Butterfly and >> Mbuni are too shy to say that their products are the best. Did you go for a >> marketing course lately? >> >> Wire >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 12:20 +0300, Paul Bagyenda wrote: >> >> Indeed :) Butterfly for Windows (with Linux or Windows backend) has been >> FREE for a while now. We have recently been live testing an all-linux >> implementation. In the past you could use Linux for the clients and use >> Butterfly's Hotspot control feature to control the clients/ workstations >> surfing abilities. (If you've been to any Infocom Hotspots such as Humura, >> Cafe Pap, etc. then you've seen this in action.) The snag with this version >> is it required a Windows machine for the administration component. Not any >> more. The all-linux implementation has a GTK-based app that provides the >> administration component, and a full client-side controller for the >> desktops. We don't have any installations in Kla running this but we do have >> some in a neighbouring country. Since we consider it in test still, product >> plugging has been somewhat muted. Now, because Simon has tempted me into the >> territory of product- plugging, I should say that Butterfly is older and >> perhaps more mature than most other Cybercafe systems *in the world*. Some >> of the core functionality dates back to 1997. Since it has been continually >> developed since then, I feel almost brave enough to state that I don't >> believe many such systems will serve you as well as it will. Enough! P. On >> Jul 15, 2009, at 10:56, Simon Vass wrote: > Paul, > > If you have it why not >> share? This is supposed to be about Linux > advocacy? This isn't I-network >> so you can plug a paid for package? ;-) > > > > Simon Vass > Technical >> Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) >> 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > Email: [email protected] > > > > ----- >> Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Bagyenda" < [email protected] > > >> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" < [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, 15 >> July, 2009 09:35:50 GMT +03:00 Iraq > Subject: Re: [LUG] RE:THE EQUIVALENT >> OF BUTTERFLY ON A LINUX PLATFORM > > > We have it. I'll have somebody >> contact you off list. > > > Paul. > > > > On Jul 15, 2009, at 08:40, Ahmed >> Senyonjo wrote: > > > > > Dear Friends > > Asking again, I need a program >> that can manage an Internet Cafe, to > say it in another way, i need the >> equivalent of Buterfly, Nettimer > etc.... both client and administrator >> versions that can run on a > linux platform. > > Please advise. > > Thanks > >> > Med. > > > View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn >> more! > _______________________________________________ > 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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