No bets. Odds are much lower than .1:1 on
the distribution of the $100 laptop here. Where the government is concerned,
lining the [personal] coffers always comes first (although this is a gross
generalization). The “Honest Politicians” here are too few and very
far in between. Even “clean” ones have more than a few skeletons in
their closet.
Migs
Registered user#381619
Random Musings (http://lifelin.blogspot.com/)
Intelligence in the world is constant....
Unfortunately, the population is
growing....
-----Original Message-----
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Orlando Andico
Sent: Friday,
February 03, 2006 10:30 AM
To: Philippine Linux Users' Group
(PLUG) Technical Discussion List
Subject: Re: [plug] Re: Ubuntu
Founder visits Manila
"Ubuntu founder asks
go'vt to support open source advocacy?"
hahaha. that's a complete laugh. we don't live in South Africa
here (on that note, I'd rather live in South Africa.. they have Charlize Theron
and had an indigenous nuclear
bomb).
linux will never gain official traction in our government because there's too
much damn vested interest in the corrupt software procurement process. if the
cost of acquiring something is zero (or close to zero), nobody will spec it
because there will be nothing to pad or skim.
from where i look, it seems that linux has been gaining more ground in business because at least, the business
sector is motivated solely by profit.
reminds me -- anyone care to take me up on a bet? i bet that the government
will not avail of Nicholas
Negroponte's $100 laptop initiative. because it impacts too many vested
interests: the corrupt school textbook lobby for one. besides since everybody
knows the laptop costs $100, there is no opportunity for brazen padding of the
acquisition price.
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