Think about how many government systems which depend on closed and non-audited source code from a predominantly American company and with strong ties to the government of the USA. Madness, is what it is.
Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > >this is a very wise decision from the Kenyan government. If developing >nations >want any control over their own ICT infrastructure & industry, this is >the way >to go. See Brazil, Vietnam etc. > > > > >On Sunday 09 September 2012 20:47:31 Simon Vass wrote: >> FYI >> >> >> >> Simon Vass >> Managing Director >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> email: [email protected] >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> From: Evans Ikua <[email protected]> >> To: FOSS certification <[email protected]> >> Cc: fbt <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:44:20 +0300 (EAT) >> Subject: [Certification] Kenya Government plans to migrate systems to >> open source software >> >> After a successful Software Freedom Day in Kenya last weekend, the >ICT >> Secretary at the Office of the President revealed that the Kenya >Government >> is planning to migrate its systems to free and open source software, >a move >> that will greatly benefit open source developers in Kenya. Please >read more: >> >http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Developers+lined+up+for+huge+gains+in+so >> ftware+shift/-/1248928/1497380/-/kp7oeu/-/index.html >-- >rgds, > >Reinier Battenberg >Director >Mountbatten Ltd. >www.mountbatten.net >tel: +256 758 801749 >twitter: @batje >_______________________________________________ >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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