On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 02:00:07PM +0800, Dean Michael C. Berris wrote: > i know i will be. and besides, it wont really mean that only the CS > students will be - heck, there are professionals that are still using linux!
well the pro's might be less willing to work on and extend Linux. > maybe linux *might* stagnate, but the source is already free, so why > sould it die? maybe there will be less, or maybe more developers and > coders who will contribute to the community, but did the early people > using linux even see this happening? maybe the guy only got a few beers > to drink upon writing the email - or maybe he's just out to discourage > the users and developers involved in linux... my concern really is that the Philippines is not making full use of free software because of the inability or lack of interest in working on it. what use then is the 'open source' if one does not know how to read it, much less reuse it? hence the parallel 'true CS' idea. > basta ako, alam ko i will make an effort in one way or another to > contribute to the advancement of linux, and the apps that go in linux. :-) that's great! do join the plug-org list (same system as plug) so we can talk about the organizational frameworks we can set to achieve this. _ 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]
