** Sabi ni Ian noong Fri, 31 Aug 2001 01:24:29 +0800 (PHT)
> As another post said, "where do we start?" My answer to that is create a
> viable alternative first, and then do the lobbying when it's done, and
> implemented in several pilot sites. In my mind there is no distro that
> can be thought of as tailored towards the small/medium office integration.
We'll also have to have some powerful backers. In that regard, Blue Point has
the distinguished ex-future President Jovito Salonga on the board -- heck, his
son Eddie was, if I recall rightly, one of the incorporators. Hi ex-future VP
Aquilino Pimentel Jr seems to be interested in advocating Linux -- STAR
columnist Federico Pascual mentioned a Pimentel speech. Sen. Pimentel did say
that Linux wasn't easy to install or to learn, and I emailed him to disagree,
pointing to Mandrake. Still, I think he needs a little push. Might also involve
Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Catanduanes Gov. Leandro Verceles Jr, both of whom
are reasonably IT-literate, and influential enough to boot.
Mabuhay.
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