Just want to share. Ex-Tricubes Berhad posting at his blog.
Here the post! <http://goo.gl/OwGqY> : ) محمد شافق بن مذلي Muhammad Syafiq Bin Mazli http://syafiq.me 67C2 1C07 FDEC 09ED DE58 1ED8 FF26 6105 142D CBE2 On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Slaya Chronicles - Geeko Acolyte < [email protected]> wrote: > No he is worng. > > I was part of a bid based on Novell's technology. > > The assumption was made; do I smell a vested interest somewhere? > > Eric > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Boh Yap <[email protected]> wrote: > >> hi all, >> >> Well, Fazli brought up a good point, maybe, becase no one else >> proposed such a solution, and TriCubes did, therefore they got it. >> (I'll come back to this point.. in another mail) but duhh!, is it that >> easy? Then I've got 1/2 dozen proposals for 50m each, who do I submit >> them to? >> >> Whatever is said, yes tricubes may foot the initial development costs, >> but if the gov is using it and paying for it, then tax-payers money is >> involved. If that is the case, was due-deligence done? How? >> >> Here, < >> http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/20/nation/20110420155327&sec=nation#13033084438331&if_height=583 >> > >> >> it says >> >> "Proposals submitted are assessed by Entry Point Project (EPP) >> teams, >> to ensure only sustainable and implementable business models, are >> supported. In this case, the team for the e-government EPP comprised >> MAMPU and GITN Sdn Bhd. Every proposal is assessed on similar >> criteria." >> >> hmm... they must be technically competent. >> >> The justification it seems: >> >> "Currently, most Malaysians use non-secured public e-mail e.g. >> yahoo, >> hotmail, gmail (hosted overseas) in their communications with the >> government." >> >> Well, there's this little piece of FLOSS called PGP (Pretty Good >> Privacy). And developing a plugin that works with PGP for a mail-agent >> like thunderbird or web-mail would have been much easier. Also I >> believe MiMOS has this thing called DigiCert, they are a Certificate >> Authority, yes? >> >> But without discussing the technical issues(? we are geeks right?), >> the concept of email is so.... yesterday. If you want to foster better >> relationship between gov and the rakyat, and foster community, a much >> better type of solution would be a 'FaceBook' with Twitter clone! And >> things like Diaspora, Wave in a Box (formerly GoogleWave) are FLOSS >> tools that are available. >> >> >> >> >> It would be an interesting collaborative exercise: >> >> Work out a simple Specifications and Costing for such a project as >> mentioned in th article, using resources that we have within OSDC. >> Show how we can actually deliver this using FLOSS tools and at a >> fraction of the cost. Perhaps even more appealing would be to derive a >> methodology for doing such that it involves more people, perhaps using >> interns/trainees from institute of higher learning, in the project. >> That way, there is a wider transfer of technology (to more people) and >> also to grow the community. Use the project to develop skills and >> expertise, it could be part of soembody's MS/PhD thesis etc... >> >> In this case the means is as important as the end. The end is of >> course to deliver the stated objects, but with FLOSS, and the means is >> to build skills and a sustainable ecosystem. This ecossytem can then >> grow to become an industry, and I'm sure its returns will be much >> larger than the 150m?? return quoted by TriCubes. >> >> Four of the EPPs are under the Oil, Gas and Energy NKEA, three under >> Business Services, three under Greater Kuala Lumpur, two under >> Healthcare, two under Tourism, and one each under Education, >> Agriculture, Wholesale and Retail, Communications Content and >> Infrastructure, and Electrical and Electronics. >> >> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Mohd Fazli Azran >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I love malaysia. :) >> > >> > Many news and many people have their own way to thinking and give >> various >> > feedback. Many people still confuse what ETP for. Please read what ETP >> for. >> > I not worried about this 50m project because it not from our gov public >> fund >> > but it from private fund. This project was propose by tricubes to gov to >> > make 1malaysia email. Because we not propose anything to our gov, our >> > community just love to voice, blame, flame war and talk and talk and >> give >> > good idea and many suggestion but who want to execute and implement it? >> Who? >> > >> > Don't blame tricubes because they get endorse by our gov about the >> project >> > but blame our self why until now we not yet publish or do something and >> > propose to our gov that we can do also same like tricubes do. >> > >> > What we must do now is proposal and paperwork and sent to our gov. We >> have >> > many agency that we can propose like mimos, tpm, mdec, mampu, mcmc, >> intan, >> > unik, miti, smidec, smecorp, terajun, pemandu and others. >> > >> > If we want beat tricubes we need to be like them too. We have many >> various >> > level people in this group and of course many geek too and until now we >> > still not unite and still talk behind each others and curse each others. >> > >> > If we done like above and we have the right voice to consult our gov why >> > must use this and this. We done our part and then we have a right to >> blame >> > our gov heheheh. Until now we not do like that as community but many >> people >> > done but only for individually. So we are no where because we not voice >> as >> > one. >> > >> > As above topic project maybe some one are behind that funded them the >> fund >> > 50m to make 1malaysia email become reality. I don't want to know who are >> > behind tricubes what I want to know is this 1malaysia email will be like >> use >> > hotmail muahahahaha. >> > >> > Best Regards, >> > Mohd Fazli Azran >> > >> > Sent by my BlackCerry® Smartphone Powered by Wireless DIGImon >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Hanxue Lee <[email protected]> >> > Sender: [email protected] >> > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:28:06 +0800 >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > ReplyTo: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [osdcmy] RM 50m to Tricubes Bhd to develop 1 Malaysia >> Secure >> > Email Server >> > Its a waste of taxpayer money. I do not see a need to develop a service >> > (email) which is already well established in the private sector. >> > The article did say >> > "Najib disclosed today the email account will allow direct and secure >> > communication between the public and the government, and is part of a >> new >> > one-stop web portal for government services." >> > To give the benefit of doubt, perhaps its an initiative to have a >> one-stop >> > solution for Malaysian citizens to interact with its government, similar >> to >> > Singapore's e-Citizen http://www.ecitizen.gov.sg/ ? >> > >> > Best regards, >> > Hanxue >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:01 PM, darXness darXness <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> phew...50m.... >> >> >> >> even we have paperwork,proposal,manpower and all things,will they >> >> trust us?that job already taken by tricubes.and i cant thing one way >> >> to prevent this.we already have OSDC,but even OSDC is under gov sector >> >> (sorry if i mistake about this),already deploy so much FLOSS server >> >> inside gov sector,n they look like we doesnt exist. >> >> >> >> maybe someone should poke "him"..... >> >> >> >> if i got that job,50m.....i will_____.:D >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Boh Yap <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > hi, all you FLOSS guys out there, >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/1-malaysia-email-provider-tricubes-at-risk-of-delisting/ >> >> > >> >> > the above article "Tricubes Bhd’s RM50 million contract to develop >> the >> >> > 1 Malaysia email service could be the financial lifeline of the >> >> > information technology firm which is at risk of being delisted..." >> >> > >> >> > The 1 Malaysia Mail Server is meant to provide secure email services >> >> > to Malaysians for their dealings with the government, and to counter >> >> > the fact that a lot of the free email accounts are hosted on servers >> >> > outside of Malaysia, and hence expose the data.... >> >> > >> >> > 50M to 'develop' a 'secure' email server for Malaysians to use?? >> >> > >> >> > And they are going to use MS technology to do it ??! >> >> > >> >> > <quote> >> >> > The Malaysia Insider understands that the 1 Malaysia email service >> >> > will be using software from Microsoft, the company that now owns the >> >> > free Hotmail account service that has been eclipsed by another free >> >> > email provider, Google Inc. >> >> > </quote> >> >> > >> >> > <quote> >> >> > The 1 Malaysia email service is part of Najib’s Economic >> >> > Transformation Programme (ETP) to achieve developed nation status by >> >> > 2020. He said today the RM50 million investment will have a gross >> >> > national income (GNI) impact of RM39 million up to 2015 and will >> >> > enhance delivery of public services. >> >> > </quote> >> >> > >> >> > Well, well, well..... something funny is going on. >> >> > There are perfectly good FLOSS email software, crypto tools etc... >> and >> >> > we (among OSDC) certainly have the manpower & skills to implement and >> >> > deploy such solutions. >> >> > >> >> > Even if a 'bunch of FLOSS' developers cannot do so immediately, >> giving >> >> > funding to the community will allow them to build the skills and >> >> > knowledge within 1 year, to do so; and have that knowledge shared and >> >> > benefiting a larger community rather than 1 single company! >> >> > >> >> > And can we do this with 1m, no problem! Even if you spend another >> 1-5m >> >> > for HW ( 1m will buy about 160 or 4 racks full of 1u servers, which >> >> > is enough to build a decent cloud...), and even if we DOUBLE all >> those >> >> > numbers, that figure won't go anywhere near 50m! >> >> > >> >> > A quick look at their website, <http://www.tricubes.com> shows they >> >> > are using IIS-6.0, not exactly a very secure option. A quick google >> >> > found this bit: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> http://cyberinsecure.com/microsoft-iis6-vulnerability-exposes-websites-sensitive-files-and-passwords/ >> >> > >> >> > <quote> >> >> > Microsoft IIS6 Vulnerability Exposes Website’s Sensitive Files And >> >> > Passwords >> >> > >> >> > Security experts are urging administrators using Microsoft’s Internet >> >> > Information Services version 6 to exercise extreme care following the >> >> > discovery that the popular web server is vulnerable to a simple >> attack >> >> > that exposes password-protected files and folders. >> >> > ... >> >> > </quote> >> >> > >> >> > and they have a shopping cart running on the site, on IIS 6.0?, I >> hope >> >> > not. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Would you trust your data with MS?? I won't. >> >> > >> >> > What do the rest of you guys say? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > IIS 6.0 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > #------- >> >> > regds, >> >> > >> >> > Boh Heong, Yap >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > To unsubscribe from and detail about this group >> >> > http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information >> >> > >> >> > MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/ >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> To unsubscribe from and detail about this group >> >> http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information >> >> >> >> MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/ >> > >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe from and detail about this group >> > http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information >> > >> > MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/ >> > >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe from and detail about this group >> > http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information >> > >> > MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/ >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> #------- >> regds, >> >> Boh Heong, Yap >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from and detail about this group >> http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information >> >> MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/ >> > > -- > To unsubscribe from and detail about this group > http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information > > MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/ > -- To unsubscribe from and detail about this group http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011 and http://www.mosc.my/
