Let me tell you a true story. There is a section of beach in Entebbe that is in front of Anderita hotel. This section is perhaps 400m long. You may be familiar with it. Anderita Hotel operates perhaps 30m of this beach area. The rest is maintained by the families whose homes face into it, however the entire area is public. The area can get pretty messy at weekends, given your average Ugandan's propensity to litter.
By "maintained" I mean that those families keep the area clean, cut the grassy areas just before the sand and so forth. Nobody pays them to do this, and they still pay their taxes. (Who said there are no public-spirited people in this country?) That's the story. Now on to some speculation about the future: Imagine that a time comes when the powers-that-be decide that they will take over the maintenance of this beach area from the families who have been doing the job. They also decide that they will charge for it. Cue an almighty hue and cry from the general public. Here endeth the first reading. :) P. On Jan 04, 2010, at 11:18, Hari Kurup wrote: > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 31 December 2009 07:23 PM > To: undisclosed-recipients: > Subject: Help save MySQL; Sign the petition > > Hi! > > I am contacting you because you have in the past shown interest in > MySQL and from that I assume you are interested in the future > well-being of MySQL. > > Now you have a unique opportunity to make a difference. By signing > the petition at http://www.helpmysql.org you can help affect the > future of MySQL as an Open Source database. > > You can find more information of this on my latest blog post at: > http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-keep-internet-free.html > > Help us spread the world about this petition! > http://www.helpmysql.org is available in 18 languages and every vote > is important, independent of from where in the world it comes! > If you know people that are using MySQL, please contact them and > ensure they also sign the petition! > > Regards, > Monty > Creator of MySQL > > PS: If you already have signed the petition or know about it, sorry for > reminding you about this! Because of the importance of this issue, > I am trying to contact every person that I have ever communicated > with regarding MySQL. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. ---------------------------------------
