Most significant part of this post is the last paragraph.
Anyone have access to Jay Sabido's email? Maybe we can let him
know of the availability of open source-savvy IT
professionals. Ian, still consulting at NCC?
Mabuhay.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jim Ayson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jay Sabido (formerly head of ASTI-DOST) took his oath of
office as head of the National Computer Center (NCC),
according to Businessworld's IT Matters. Curiously, Mr. Ike
Seneres still refuses to vacate his office despite Sabido's
appointment by DOST and Malacanang.
New NCC chief assumes post
http://itmatters.bworldonline.com/news/news_05162001a.html
National Computer Center head cites priorities
http://itmatters.bworldonline.com/news/news_05162001b.html
interesting quote:
The NCC should set the standards for the GISP, both in terms
of software and hardware, he said, noting that the government
sector has a mix of standards.
"I believe in going Web-based and open-source
computing...(since) proprietary standards are expensive to
update and maintain," he said. "We should explore open-source
computing...(although) this has challenges." One of the
difficulties in supporting open-source computing is the lack
of technical support.
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