Hi Reinier, Yes I understand that. However does that not cause a problem?
This mailing list is called a _Linux_ user group mailing list, and someone happening across it would expect to find people promoting Linux and Free software. What they would find more often than not is regurgitated Apple inc marketing blurb. This is not a good promotion for Linux. Also the level of vitriol reserved for people who deviate from the official Apple line can be quite high and would be off putting for someone without a skin as thick as mine. I am all for discussions about the wonders of Apple and Steve Jobs, I just wonder if having those discussions on this list is actually harming the cause of Free software in Uganda. Thanks Tim On 7 October 2011 10:05, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tim, > > The landscape of Ugandan ICT related mailinglists is not very wide. There is > i-network, there is GTUG (i think they have a developer list as well), there > is Design Kingdom (webforum), there used to be a linux/ug Chicks platform (i > lost that a bit, does it still exist? > > AFAIK, this is the oldest hardcore IT list there is. With mostly admin > content, less for developers. > > For IT people in UG, this is home, pretty much regardless what OS you run. > > rgds, > reinier > > >> This is a serious question that may help with understanding how to >> improve the use of Free software in Uganda, so any silly replies will >> just get deleted. >> >> I am a member of 7 LUG mailing lists covering 4 different continents. >> Yesterday 6 of them had no mention of Steve Jobs on them, this >> one....., well you all saw. >> >> Why do people think that on a LUG mailing list where you would >> normally expect to see appreciation of software freedom and what it >> gives people, what we actually get is fierce defence of someone who >> always stood against everything that Free software stands for? >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > 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.
