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> Subject: [plug] anybody knows the local linux market?
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> 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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