On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:13:11 +0300, Eri Mendz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL. it should slow down now gabi na kasi sa pinas. i'm not sure tomorrow > though :-). > > san na nga ba ang OT police? >
member yata ako non. ill just assume that i am for now. to answer your question, im struggling with real life. with limited time and internet connection so i was skipping this thread until now. i saw the first few arguments being posted pero i already saw a lot of familiar names so i was hoping that the thread will be self-moderating. :D orly speaks his personal experience and about facts that we all know to be true. my only comment is with the numerous times orly posted the same problems (and often he snipped the post he is answering to), it was beginning to feel like a (no offense meant orly) political rant. the thread has subsided and both sides has already aired their views. i think we can let this thread go back to sleep. yeah, i dont have any delusions that it wont come back. pero maybe next time we can escalate it to plug-misc[1]. i dont think anybody came in front of anybody because this is one of those discussions that will never end. but my summarization for everybody's benefit: * we have very corrupt-est[2] government sections that is a hurdle for FLOSS adoption. some of this is produced by culture. you know it, i know it, we know it, they know it. * our government can change. maybe not in this lifetime but it will eventually happen. some believe this, some do not. * our government is useless and hopeless (when taken into the context of this whole thread). some believe this, some do not. * PLUG as a party list rep? nah, we are all for grass-roots development. we buck the system where IT matters[3]. PLUG is yet to stabilize since PLUG cant even muster enough warm bodies for major org events. sad fact but the board is already working on that too. now to veer off in another direction since medyo depressing yung thread. i just successfully "advocated" a teacher-friend of mine to install F/LOSS in their school laboratory. she has yet to make the final jump to linux but i have finally convinced her to install mandriva on her home computer for our course submissions. the thing that i find beautiful in this is she is going to require her students to use F/LOSS tools. although she has already installed a few mandriva system in the school laboratory, she is still talking with the school management if they can convert more systems into linux. i am not holding my breath on the last one but i welcome the news of introducing more students to F/LOSS. it makes all those long Y!M sessions worthwhile. :D [1] plug-misc being greater than the technical list in certain areas. :) [2] double superlative that will make webster turn in his grave [3] trademark of that phrase pending verification > > On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:02:54 +0800 > Happy Kamote Foundation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> when will all the blab about politics end? >> hibernate? possibly soon. end? never. to paraphrase the song "pinoy ako, pinoy tayo". :P <snip> ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ 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
