I would also would like to help. We offer Linux courses at Informatics Los Ba�os and we can help w/ the testing.
On Mon, 27 May 2002 20:21:34 +0800 "Aris Santillan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > may be I can help to this project as an endorsement. I > know some professor at Polytechnic University of the > Philippines (my alma mater). May be ill try to talk to > them regarding this. Just tell me what can i do to help > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ivy Cabeza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 09:40:42 +0800 > To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [plug] ASTI Open Source-based Desktop Enters the > Beta Testing Phase > > > > Good morning! > > > > If you still remember, there was a meeting of PLUG and > ASTI on > > customizing an open source distribution for > government/school use. > > Here's the result. Our aim is to produce a > distribution for desktop use > > (government, schools and personal). Currently, our > team > > is "touring" the country to promote this CD as well as > the open source > > movement. The audience's (in Lucena) initial reaction > was > > positive. > > > > The CD is still in beta-test phase. Maybe PLUG can help > improve this > > distribution. > > > > > > ASTI Open Source-based Desktop Enters the Beta Testing > Phase > > www.asti.dost.gov.ph > > > > The Advanced Science and Technology Institute [ASTI] is > proud to > > announce that they are a step closer to the final > release > > of an Open Source-based Desktop installation CD. The > project has been > > undertaken as part of ASTI's ICT Research Program > > and Open Source advocacy work. The final release is > scheduled by the > > third quarter of 2002. The desktop > > distribution incorporates the Open Office version 1 > office productivity > > suite with an operating system based on Red > > Hat Linux. The ASTI Open Source team customized the > Red Hat > > distribution to make it much easier to install. > According to > > the team the final release will install the operating > system, user > > interface, and applications automatically with minimal > > user intervention. > > > > The team is composed of Emily Pagador, Erwin Ruiz, Ivy > Cabeza, Joanna > > Gonzales, Joseph Syjuco, and Mike Liguit. Four of > > them are on a road show for the next couple of weeks to > promote the > > installation CD and to conduct training on its use. > > The 3-city tour is also an opportunity to conduct > advocacy work for the > > use of Open Source technology in schools, SMEs, and > > government offices. The team shall be visiting three > PREGINET partners > > who have requested them for this training. They > > are currently in Quezon province until May24 and > shall be at the > > Butuan Training Center on May 27 and the La Union > > Training Center on May 31. > > > > The group�s efforts began in October last year > with internal testing > > starting January of this year. The Beta Test > > phase has started now that the Open Office version 1 > suite has been > > released. Peter Banzon, OIC of ASTI�s Computer > > Software Division, projects that the first release > shall be ready in the > > third quarter of this year. Philippine Linux > > User's Group (PLUG) partners will be involved in the > fine-tuning and > > further enhancements of the installation CD. The > > project cost is currently around P360,000 and is being > fully funded > > through ASTI�s GAA. > > > > There are many distinct advantages of using Open Source > software. It > > runs on lower-end computers, is generally compatible > > with proprietary (and oftentimes expensive) software, > and has a large > > community of developers and supporters worldwide. > > Furthermore, it is more stable and secure than other > desktop operating > > systems. Computers running on Open Source can run > > for years without needing to be rebooted. It is also a > difficult target > > for virus creators. An important plus factor in > > today�s environment. > > > > If you want to be informed about the first release, or > to be part of the > > beta test in any way, please call Peter Banzon at > 4351065 or send an > > email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. 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