Hey, I was kinda busy this week, But I said I was gonna write something and send it to you then you share it on the list, defeats the anonymity a bit doesn't it. The point is that I don't want to publicly reply to some one with my same surname. This list is public, but the letter will 'formally' be sent out by someone else at least, I'm just lending in a hand.
Now all the points made by raphel and ramon are good ones but the problem is that that's too many points. If we can keep it short, more people will read it (it's intended as a letter to editor not an article). If we get a counter-reply we can use the other points to reply back. alternatively, If we don't get a counter reply (particularly to the pointy last sentence) then not enough people took notice anyway. I feel more comfortable if kieth does the corrections, so it has a few authors. regarding the points: Raphel: well Megabyte is not a sponsor of the mirror, but they are our longest standing sponsors, so well ok. fr. Peter talks a lot about education, but the reply tries to focus on the OSL idea, lets try and be focused (oss for educ can be a whole article) The last point also breaches a new subject, can it be made subtly? Ramon: 1. Point taken! 2. doh! but very briefly, someone will try it and reply to complain that its not good enough which will give us ammunition to demand more resources. (or someone will laud it graces no end, which is also good) 3. I disagree, It is our fault (as linux users) we are not reported enough, don't be like AN; do not bang your feet the media is not covering you, if anything do not do it through that very same media, do something worth covering, first. (at least that will probably be the editor's and readers POV) just me 2c, edit as you please otherwise. Philip On 30/10/2007, Keith Vassallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I was not the one who wrote the article, but your suggestions are > very viable. > > I will wait for the person who wrote the article to submit any corrections > to me or the list (depending if they want to remain anonymous). Failing that > I'll update it myself. > > Keith > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tue, 10/30/2007 9:15am > To: Malta Linux User Group - general list < [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Draft of letetter to sunday times in response > to Fr. Peter's Article > > 1. You need a spelling/grammar checker. Can you send this as an ODT file > or something? > eg: "for an organisation who's->whose members", "then->than there might > be" > 2. Mention the Maltese spell checker, which is on the MLUG server and is a > service that MLUG provides for free in the interest of Malta. > 3. Mention that OSS is already widely used, but underreported, in the > Maltese IT industry. > > > > On 30/10/2007, Keith Vassallo < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > The following letter is being considered for publication in THE TIMES > following article by Peter Serracino Inglott. Please let me know what you > think before we send it off. > > On a slightly related note, the minutes of the AGM should be posted soon > by Anton (our new Secretary :) ) on this list and the MLUG website. > > Rgds, > > Keith > (PRO) > > Peter Serracino Inglotts' article "ICT is an election issue" (sunday > 28th october 2007) was rather refreshing to the Malta Linux Users Group > (MLUG). That a person who is considered by many Maltese an academic > 'elder' speaks so frankly about Open Source Software (OSS) is > revitalising for an organisation who's members often feel alienated by > young officials who seem oblivious to the global reality that is OSS. > MLUG particularly welcomes the idea of an "Open Source Laboratory" as a > public-private partnership partially funded through public funds. Yet, > MLUG feels it needs to point out that there are many more local > companies today, then there might be foreign members of SmartCity > tomorrow, that would benefit from such a lab. Malta is quickly becoming > a leader in providing IT offshore services and OSS is one of the many > means to foster innovation in this area as a community. To this effect > the MLUG, with the support of 2X and GO, already runs a mirror service > (mirror.linux.org.mt) that anyone using Linux in Malta can benefit from. > This contribution from our part, small as it might be, is the kind of > collaborative environment we want to build for our ICT industry. In > order to make "ICT as universally accessible as possible" a > collaborative approach is essential. OSS allows even the smallest player > to participate in this collaboration, and is therefore good for Malta's > emerging ICT industry. An ICT scenario dominated by very few > monopolistic big-players does not allow much space, or an equal footing > for, smaller players, and therefore, might not be the best strategy for > Malta. The MLUG, therefore, urges all ICT policy makers to, not only > heed Peter Serracino Inglott's advice about "doing more in order to > encourage Open Source", but to go further and make Open Source an > integral part of their ICT policy. > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > -- > Ramon Casha _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >
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