What a sad and at the same time egocentric conclusion: "Everybody wants a better quality of life for *themselves*" (emphasis on "themselves"). I have always operated, and spent the last 10 years promoting Linux and open source, under the impression that there is more than just the greedy individual. There is a need to develop a nation, a continent and a majority of people that cannot afford gadgets. They needs access to information and data manipulations tools to move to the next level in development.
Like Reinier, appropriateness and sustainability have been my drivers (see also my publications in the area). Openness is an other important driver (see also my book on FOSS4D). Apple technology is not sustainable nor open (moreover, increasingly closed over the past years) and disqualifies as an appropriate development tool. I still believe that open software, open data and affordable hardware are the way forward for development, but I increasingly feel alone (especially on this list). V On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:04 AM, Mark Tinka <[email protected]>wrote: > On Friday, October 07, 2011 05:59:20 PM Reinier Battenberg > wrote: > > > somehow, in our local market, you would hope things like > > 'appropriateness' or 'cost' or the classic > > 'sustainability' would play a bigger factor when people > > choose their toolbox. > > Everybody wants a better quality of life for themselves, > regardless of economic or social circumstances. Most people > can only wish, but they'll seize an opportunity as soon as > it drops. > > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. >
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