hmmmm interesting thread this is :-) On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:06:50 +0800 (PHT) "Yolynne Medina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How old amd I? (a question by rexonf) > I will be 30 sir this year. I know I am even older than some of the Board > Members of PLUG, but I don't see the point in me being young or old for me > to a positive outlook in life more so have a optimistic view in the plight > of our country's ICT field. > > As for experience wise, I have gone through a lot, and have worked both in > government and private sector. As for me, everything is always a matter > of CHOICE bundled up with a lot of blessings from the LORD. > > Yan nga kasi ang problema sa iba eh.. when they experience bad things in > life , they seem to become bitter about it, then shy away thus making them > QUITTERS. In FOSS ADVOCACY or if we want common people (meaning people > with no knowledge of open source, linux and views only that learning of > computers is bundled together with MICROSOFT) you have to be strong in > facing CRITICISMS, SIDE COMMENTS and be DISCRIMINATED. ADVOCATES should > have a heart so strong that nobody can bring them down, and at the same > time not become bitter about those experiences. LINUX orgs, which are > obviously predominatly led and composed of the MALE population is weak on > this part. If in case they feel discriminated or criticised, they > immediately shy away (though not all male species are like this) If you > shy away, you just make your purpose of propagating whatever idea you > think is good and be accepted by others, because you're ego has been hurt. > > I hope that this explains to everybody why I have my own kind of view in > Open Source and in LIFE as well. > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:57:40 -0500 > From: Ariz Jacinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [plug] Re: Ubuntu Founder visits Manila > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) > Technical Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > perhaps it has something to do with "as you reach the age of XX, > you'll know what i'm talking about... (or something like that)". it's > one of the popular lines on this mailing list. :) > > we've already heard optimistic views on one side & realistic ones > on the other, but we can never really tell on what the future may > hold, for we may end up someone like m.dell (re: apple), et. al. > > > > > On 2/4/06, Jerome Gotangco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 2/4/06, rexonf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How old are you? > > > > What does this have to do with the topic? > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://lists.hosting.qsr.com.ph/mailman/private/plug/attachments/20060204/a4160159/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
