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;) dilbert, (@_@) mitc-lug Moderator ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -=KiSs-"Keep it Small & Simple"=- >--__--__-- > >Message: 4 >Subject: Re: [plug] Linux in Third World dotcom boom >From: Dean Michael Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: 14 Dec 2002 19:53:22 +0800 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 13:37, Benj wrote: > >> This is what I envisioned GNU/Linux to be for our country as soon as I >> understood what free software meant. May it become more instrumental in >> wealth creation, education, and freedom for our developing nation. >> > >this is very possible in my opinion. and i also think that members of >the mailing list could be the pioneers in taking linux from the hands of >those who just want to experiment on their computers to the grassroots >level - the comsci students, the computer enthusiasts, and the like. > >this could be done in cooperation with the universities around the >Philippines to promote open source software, and not only Linux as is. >there is already a growing trend in the people interested in linux which >starts from IT learning centers that offer short courses and even full >programs for computer learning that include linux. > >at the same time as taking linux to the grassroots, some of the >professionals _could_ also be swayed from the proprietary software realm >towards the trends of open source it there were more visible >linux+business related affairs such as corporate trade shows, seminars, >symposia, etc. > >maybe the more senior pluggers could organize some things to this >effect, because the practical implications of using open source over >proprietary software are very much appreciated today. ;) > >and yes, it does help to be a zealot in pioneering endeavors such as >these IMHO. ;) > >-- >-=[mikhail]=- > > >--__--__-- _______________________________________ EDSAMAIL. Internet the way YOU WANT IT. www.edsamail.com.ph _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
