Go to http://www.linuxconsultants.ph. Hope this helps...
Mu Florentino
SFINet, Inc.
> > Hi.
> >
> > This is my second posting for the same question. I can't believe local
> > linux users have no answers to my question so I guess it was simply
> > missed. Links or email addresses to the right direction would be highly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > 1. Are there private companies in the Philippines that support linux
> > (hardware, software, services)?
>
> If you are looking for company that SUPPORT linux like Microsoft do to
> Windows, then I guess you won;t find any, it is because Linus is open
> source. But many company do offer help for linux, and Iphil does offer linux
> training AFAIK. Yun nga lang medyo mahal yata.
> If you are trying to do a feasibility study about a Philippines Distribution
> of Linux, don't bother, because linux is free, if you want them to pay for
> it, chances are, you won't get what you expect. there are a lot of linux
> machine in the philipines, but I think seldom can you actually find one
> Linux CD that originated from RedHat or Slackware. Pero kung gusto mo lang
> gumawa ng distribution for the sake of Linux, then why not, you have my
> support.
>
> > 2. Is there data available as to the market size of local linux users?
>
> No idea on this one.
>
> > 3. In what area is linux commonly used in the Philippines? Servers? Web
> > servers? Intranet?
>
> Exactly as you mention. But I recently notice lot of home user becoming
> interested in Linux, so Linux as desktop maybe close at hand, and I've also
> heard of a 486 laptop running on linux. yun nga lang madalang pa. :)
>
> > 4. Can you recommend a good website for those who knows nothing yet
> > about linux?
>
> Try this http://www.croftj.net/~jam/ it a site for linux beginner by
> Filipino for Filipino.
>
> > Thank you very much in advance :)
> >
> > royc
> >
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