My goodness, that was like 4 emails higher in the thread & five John Lennon Quotes later.
Help, I need somebody :-) > Reinier, I think Paul intended his message for Tim, and wasn't > referring to the John Lennon reference :-) > > -- > Hari > > On 8 August 2011 13:11, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > > > I know we have a very broad audience on this list, and for some this was > > absolutely obvious. Ever since I came across someone who didnt know who Mickey > > Mouse was, I have been in total limbo about what to expect is 'common > > knowledge' and what not. > > > > (I also totally appreciated the lady who enquired if we were familiar with the > > genuine Ugandan drink, Coca-Cola. I admit, that didnt happen on this list.) > > > > For paternistic educational reasons, i do sometimes point out the obvious for > > mzees like yourself ;-) > > > > (i did a quick raise of hands in our office, John won 2:1 The one being somene > > who was born 10 years after John was shot.) > > > > rgds, > > > > Reinier > > > >> In Uganda, and especially Buganda, silence should never be mistaken for > > incomprehension. Actually it often means something quite different, often lost > > on you if you don't know the cultural code. > >> > >> :) > >> > >> P. > >> > >> On Aug 08, 2011, at 13:21, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > ( > >> > for those of you not familiar with John Lennon > >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_lennon > >> > > >> > and the song Tim quoted: > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7qaSxuZUg > >> > > >> >> > >> >> You're not the only one.. > >> >> > >> >>> Hi Francis, > >> >>> > >> >>> A very interesting post. I think its been obvious over the last week > >> >>> that even the majority of this LUG do not "get" the concepts behind > >> >>> software freedom and that is very depressing. > >> >>> > >> >>> The importance of Free software to a country like Uganda is not that > >> >>> it is a source of cheap - or even zero cost - software. If Uganda > >> >>> keeps importing software, be it Free or proprietary then it will never > >> >>> be able to build a successful software industry of its own. > >> >>> > >> >>> Imagine a scenario where the government actively promotes Free > >> >>> software by only buying Free software from local suppliers, and not > >> >>> spending money on proprietary American products. Imagine (sorry I'm > >> >>> starting to sound like John Lennon here) if they deployed this > >> >>> throughout all the government offices, and government controlled > >> >>> organisations. If all the schools were mandated to use Free software, > >> >>> so that those leaving school/university were educated in the use of > >> >>> Free software, then business would soon see that it was better for > >> >>> them to use Free software than spend money on expensive American > >> >>> imports that their staff hadn't been trained to use. The companies > >> >>> that innovated the most and gave most back to the Free software > >> >>> community would naturally be the one who won the most contracts, > >> >>> encouraging healthy competition and innovation, leading to better > >> >>> quality software engineers. > >> >>> > >> >>> I can already hear people saying that this is far fetched and will > >> >>> never happen. Before you start to attack me again do some research > >> >>> into what is happening in Brazil, a country that really "gets" Free > >> >>> software, right from the top down. They have created a thriving local > >> >>> software industry that is having a knock on effect throughout the rest > >> >>> of their booming economy. > >> >>> > >> >>> However if even the local LUG is against the principles of software > >> >>> freedom, where people say "I just use whatever the best tool is even > >> >>> if it's proprietary" "apple products are super cool" "Google has made > >> >>> Linux closed-source" etc etc then what hope have we of ever convincing > >> >>> the powers that be to adopt Free software? How many millions of > >> >>> dollars does Uganda spend on imported American software per year? > >> >>> Wouldn't it be better if that was spent on a local software industry? > >> >>> You may say I'm a dreamer but............... :-) > >> >>> > >> >>> Thanks > >> >>> Tim > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On 8 August 2011 06:07, Francis Musinguzi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> 1. Despite successes, FLOSS still misunderstood, villianized (Is it > >> >> possible > >> >>>> to make some money?) http://goo.gl/9ZhmY > >> >>>> 2. Katherine Noyes "One of the great things about open source software > >> > is > >> >>>> that it doesn't just bring a wealth of benefits to businesses. Rather, > >> > by > >> >>>> making low-cost, high-quality software widely available to everyone, it > >> >> also > >> >>>> has the potential to change lives around the world." > > http://goo.gl/IPrZJ > >> >>>> Francis, > >> >>>> Coordinator, SimuSync > >> >>>> GridWorX Ltd. > >> >>>> Blog: blog.simusync.com | E-Mail: [email protected] | Facebook > >> >>>> ID: SimuSync | FanPage ID: SimuSync1 | Quora ID: Simu-Sync | Twitter > >> >>>> ID: @SimuSync | Website: www.simusync.com > >> >>>> > >> >>>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> >> [email protected] > >> >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> >>>> > >> >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list 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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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > >> > any > >> >> way. > >> >>> > >> >> -- > >> >> rgds, > >> >> > >> >> Reinier Battenberg > >> >> Director > >> >> Mountbatten Ltd. > >> >> +256 758 801 749 > >> >> www.mountbatten.net > >> >> http://twitter.com/batje > >> >> http://twitter.com/mapuganda > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> >> > >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] > >> >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> >> > >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any > >> > way. > >> >> > >> > -- > >> > rgds, > >> > > >> > Reinier Battenberg > >> > Director > >> > Mountbatten Ltd. > >> > +256 758 801 749 > >> > www.mountbatten.net > >> > http://twitter.com/batje > >> > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] > >> > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > > way. > >> > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > http://twitter.com/batje > > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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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