Hi Brian, I was hoping you would say that :-) On 21 Sep 2011 10:27, "Brian Ssennoga" <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe COSS... > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected] >wrote: > >> Politically (rather than technically or financially) the thing to do >> is to produce a respin that has Ugandan/East African branding on it. >> >> Politicians don't care about the technical benefits of Free software >> and if its cheap then that just means their cut from any deal is >> reduced (oops I didn't really say that did I?), but if they can say >> they have done the patriotic thing by buying local then that is >> something they will be keen to get in the media. >> >> Maybe a centralised non-profit organisation can produce it so that >> then private companies can sell hardware with it on to the schools. >> Maybe? >> >> Tim >> >> >> On 20 September 2011 17:08, Reinier Battenberg >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I dont want to bid. I just want the kids to be free & use FLOSS. >> > >> > What if we did a petition? >> > >> >> >> >> Well in that case it would be ok. >> >> >> >> The question would therefore be to partner with a suitable hardware >> supplier >> > and produce a suitable build for users up country. Maybe even an >> experiment >> > where we install half with Windows have with Ubuntu and see which ares >> better. >> > It does require some thought for example what additional hardware is >> required >> > to work with the computers. Our box shifter friends tend to give up very >> > easily if they can not just install the Printer drivers. >> >> >> >> So the question might be to contact UCC. However they most likely will >> tell >> > you to tender along with everyone else. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Simon Vass >> >> Managing Director >> >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Reinier Battenberg" <[email protected]> >> >> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, 20 September, 2011 5:02:41 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Computers in Schools >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> its funded by the Rural xx xx Fund (the extra tax on your airtime that >> is to >> >> make sure there is connectivity in non-urban areas too) >> >> >> >> so, its a pure UCC thing, it seems. >> >> >> >> > The biggest problem we face is the current curriculum is Windows only. >> >> > We would need to change that in order for the students to be able to >> >> > learn using FLOSS. >> >> > >> >> > Is this a UCC not a MoE deal? >> >> > >> >> > Simon >> >> > >> >> > On 20 September 2011 15:40, Reinier Battenberg >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Hi, >> >> > > >> >> > > Today there is a Bid Notice in the Monitor to supply 130 schools in >> > Uganda >> >> > > with computers. There is not much more information in the >> advertisement. >> >> > > >> >> > > For the interest of the students, I think it would be very >> benifitial if >> >> the >> >> > > computers would run FLOSS. There are a few arguments for that, which >> I >> >> think >> >> > > UCC should take into consideration when assigning the final bid. >> >> > > >> >> > > This being the LUG, i presume there are quite a number of people on >> this >> >> list >> >> > > that agree with me. >> >> > > >> >> > > What can we, as a community do, to get our point across to UCC and >> allow >> >> these >> >> > > 130 schools to run software that they can maintain, learn, translate >> and >> >> > > extend? >> >> > > >> >> > > -- >> >> > > 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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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. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> WebERP Africa Ltd >> +447710427049 >> +256752963327 >> +255758554413 >> www.weberpafrica.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). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > Love indeed conquers all..... > Brian A. Ssennoga
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