McTim,
I admit I over generalised the notion of "the internet". What I meant is the
services we take for granted like
email and access to certain services like news. I know for a fact that
certain core services in Uganda would
halt if yahoo, gmail and Hotmail were no longer reachable in Uganda. This
despite the fact that we had a working
email server in Uganda as early as 1999 (at least I had access to one thanks
to open source)!!
As a former bank employee, it astounded me that an email from ministry of
finance would get sent via yahoo to bank of
Uganda! I recall a day when "the internet" was down (OKAY FINE!! The fibre
optic cable was broken AS USUAL) and the
only internet service we had at the bank was RTGS thanks mainly to the
existence of the IXP (God bless them). But services
Like swift (international wire transfer) were down because that other thing
was down ("the internet"). I was dumbfounded that
I could not send a TT 100m to Barclays because a cable in Kenya (Kenya is a
foreign country right?) was damaged. FOR CHRISSAKES!!
I could have run a patch cable that distance (100m to barclays) or used
sneakernet (which I told the manager to do but that is another
story)!!
What I was calling for is a robust and cheap (free or self-funding) network
within Uganda to handle communication within Uganda. Ecommerce
And websites hosted in Uganda. Information at district or constituency level
available within Uganda cheaply. We in FOSS are not constrained
by money or time. It is just interest and motivation. I bet if we were so
inclined we could network the whole of Kampala with free wireless just
by having each member here plugin an extra wireless router (separate from
the worknet OF COURSE) If we started on a small scale then talked
to telcos to DONATE bandwidth for larger distances, then it could work.
Think about it ;-)
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
McTim
Sent: 01 November 2011 12:44
To: Uganda Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux This Client Software
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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