It sure would be interesting to create a distribution based on Ugandan company needs. Or perhaps not even a distribution, but an add-on/repo/overlay to some existing popular distribution such as Ubuntu, with good and easy-to-follow documentation.
On 22 May 2012 23:50, John Kibuuka <[email protected]> wrote: > Since the article was done in 2004, I believe alot more open source > software has now come onto the market, though i still think there is more > room for improvement. > > However, since this story is so inspiring, how about make a version for > our Ugandan community. So many small & big companies are using linux. Why? > Did they have similar threats from M$ or copyright companies? What IT > problems did/do they get? > > John > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:18 PM, erias swraggy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah! pretty interesting story on Sterling Ball, but what caught my >> eye the most was that part of coming up with the "real-world >> applications for people's businesses..." in the context of payroll >> software. Do you think its possible for even small businesses say like >> in Uganda to have access to that kind of software via open-source >> avenues like Linux? >> >> >> On 5/22/12, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Here's an interesting open-source story from years ago that I just came >> > across again: http://news.cnet.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html >> > >> > Essentially, the BSA raided a large family business in California (with >> > guns) during their "Nail Your Boss" campaign and fined them $100,000 >> > (settlement) after finding 8% of their software was pirated. The BSA >> then >> > used this company as an example on the news and other media in order to >> > scare everyone into compliance. The raided company responded by >> > transitioning to open-source software and has never looked back. >> > >> > The above link is an interview with the business owner about the raid >> and >> > their [extremely successful] transition to open-source software. >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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