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>>Hehehehe!!! I assure you I have a much thicker skin than that Keith. I >>*was* pissed off at that kind of criticism, but I have yet to encounter >>anything that will make me lose heart. That's good to know ;) >>The reason is very simple really - I'm up to my ears in work in recent >>times and haven't had the time to contribute as much as I used to. Understandable, this e-gov thing is moving fast. Pity none of the projects are Linux based. It looks like the government wants to join the dark side that is Microsoft ;) Are people who actually choose a Microsoft-based application in their right mind? I doubt it. >>there is ONE project which is completely written in Java and is database->>independent, so it can be switched over to a purely non-MS platform in, >>say, 1 hour. That's good to know. Maybe it's near impossible convincing the GOV to use non-ms for now, but at least applications like this could be switched over easily. On a (much) smaller scale that's what happened to me too - my computer science lecturer wouldn't let me do a project for Linux - but I did do it in Delphi, and Delphi progs can easily be recompiled in Kylix. >>Another thing that can be done to generate interest in Linux is to work >>through the media, such as the computers supplements that come with many >>newspapers I think the newspaper idea is great. The Times have a technology supplement every Tuesday called timesofmalta.com. It used to have around 6 pages, but it now has two - 50% of which are adverts. Maybe they could do a feature on Linux there. My Dad writes regularly in The Times - I'll see whether it can be done. About the committee, yeah, that's good too. The mailing list is great, but I'm sure activities would not only boost Linux Users in Malta, but encourage them to be more active. There are much more of them [Linux Users] then I taught, I've been discovering them like wild weed in a forest! A plan should be drawn up on what the committee would consist of and what kind of activities it would organize. The activities would be open to everyone - to make people more aware on Linux. I still get the occasional, "What is Linux?" Keith - --------------------------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the linux mailing list. If you do not wish to continue receiving this mailing list, please send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing only the text "unsubscribe linux" ------------------------------
