How exactly does a foreign country shut off the internet in ug? Curiously
yours, McTim

On Oct 31, 2011 8:10 PM, "Jake Markhus" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Brian,
>
> Marten here has the perfect solution for you. I need to take his idea and
> see if it is easy to implement.
> I would like to start a darknet in Uganda. An opensource network with a
> central server(s), free bandwidth
> and minimum cost of joying. That way where ever on is in the country, they
> can participate and benefit from open
> source.
> With a setup like Marten suggests/uses, the only cost of joining for
> read-only privileges would be having the hardware,
> The skill and access to the network.
> It really saddens me that Uganda has no real countrywide infrastructure.
> Truth be told a foreign govt could shut us down
> Quite easily (I know of the IXPs). DO we develop app and software for
> sharing within Uganda and relevant to Uganda?
> Think about it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of
> Marten Vijn
> Sent: 31 October 2011 19:39
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux This Client Software
>
> On Mon, 2011-10-31 at 15:35 +0300, Brian Ssennoga wrote:
> > Hello FOSS People,
> >
> > In our (IHSU's) continued quest for a thin-client solution, we have
> > landed on this -
> > http://www2.userful.com/products/product-comparison/userful-multiseat-
> > vs-windows-multipoint -
> >
> We have migrated a away from a linux terminal - thinclient model due:
> - performance issue
> - access to local hardware (optical media / usbdrive)
> - graphic acceleration.
>
> But we also _not_ wanted to local administration.....
>
> So maybe this setup may suit you too:
> http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/~mvn/
>
> I am maintaining this setup for almost 2.5 years (Ubuntu Karmic + Lucid)
> with (more or less) happy users.....
>
> kind regards,
> Marten
>
>
>
>
> > I wonder, has anyone come across this before? Any prior experience we
> > might want to learn from?
>
>
>
> >
> > We will surely go onto the free trials, as we await sales information,
> > so we know how expensive/cheap it is.
> >
> > --
> > Love indeed conquers all.....
> > Brian A. Ssennoga
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