i think a big application is for education. example - digital library system based on open source tools/software. another is for web-based training.
how about for bioinformatics (with applications in agriculture and medicine)? huge genomic databases available now and still growing. tools to process this information - (for example, see http://bio-mirror.net and http://www.ebioinformatics.com). Migs Paraz wrote: > On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 05:42:58PM +0800, Horatio B. Bogbindero wrote: > >>lots for the philippine government sana but seems that they are turning >>a blind eye to OSS. sob. sob. sob. thinking about things to optimize processes >>and reduce bureaucracy and red tape. just no support. >> > > actually I wasn't thinking about business problems, and not even about the > Philippine Government. I was thinking about problems that affect the > Philippines. > > I was thinking more of research problems for say, agriculture, or > helping to develop small-scale industries. > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis F. Villorente Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Advanced Science and Technology Institute http://www.asti.dost.gov.ph Voice: +63 2 4351071 Fax: +63 2 4351052 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
