On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 01:23, Enrique A Suarez wrote: > Hello: > > Why so hostile a reply?
no hostility meant, it just stirred some emotion in me that i could evidently not hide. :) > I'm on your side and from UP also. The point is that many still do not understand > LINUX and many more are unaware of it. > A fact that a world-class intellectual like Dr. Nemenzo--an intelligent person who > ponders over Philippine social problems--has gone over to the LINUX side should be > good news for you. as a matter of fact, it is good news for me. i am delighted that Dr. Nemenzo has taken note of linux and the merits of using it. > As for the adage, "Where UP goes, so also the nation" has been repeated by many > post-war generation members of the University of the Philippines community. So much > so, it now has become a mantra. > But there is a truism to this when it comes to social and political events. yes, i mereley said that it is a rash generalization. if i may put it, a cliche that just so happens to be visibly in effect. i know of the times that when UP went somewhere, most of the country followed suit (EDSA, EDSA II). i wasn't angry when i said that it failed to humour me. > And so, may I ask? Why are you so mad about this fact? not mad, was just stirred up some part of me that i had to react. no anger was meant to be conveyed. > A successful implementation there would serve as harbinger of the fact that Linux > could be the vehicle for the Philippines to become a knowledge society. > That LINUX has encountered resistance from non-techies in UP is a warning sign that > efforts to shift to Open Source could meet irrational opposition. And so, those who > believe in this platform must find ways to advocate its greater use in a more > persuasive manner. ok, there will be resistance to change in most parts of any organization or operation for that matter. as you said, resistance from non-techies -- they don't know what they're resisting yet. as for the advocates to do it in a more persuasive manner is another issue. persuation shouldn't have anything to do with being an advocate. if all you do is persuade, then that would be the work of an evangelist IMHO. but there has to be an information drive, or an information campaign the scale of the "NO SMOKING" campaign which makes smokers think of quitting. if we want the non-techies to know about linux, we have to bring it to them. their accepting it, is another issue. > Meanwhile, among the shrillest opponents of the LINUX migration in Diliman are > members of the Students Alliance for National Democracy. They consider the shift to > Open Source as a surrender to the "US-Arroyo regime"'s decision to slash the UP > budget. Can anything be more irrational than this? i will not argue. :) > As I said, I merely forwarded the post in hopes of making LINUX advocates aware of > the fact that many among the general public still have misconceptions about this > platform. > And BTW, most people who drive cars do not know too much about motor engines and > automobliles. Hence, they are non-techies. ok, i said ".. the best way to grasp technology ..." and "... to learn to use your car better ..." -- i was speaking in the context and premise that you want to use technology better. of course, if you didn't want better performance from your gadget, you wouldn't bother knowing how it works and how to use it properly. :) > Most PC users know nothing about operating systems, CPUs, and RAMs. All they do is > click "start" on Windows, so that they may begin to use their computers. same with my linux box. my sister, mother, father, and cousins know nothing about linux, the processor, CPU, RAM, etc., but they have been successfully using this desktop which has slackware linux 8.1 on it. they just had to click on the K (in KDE) or the Foot (in Gnome) to get the party started. > Peace pare and Long Live the Linux Penguin. peace to you too. no agression meant, just for intellectual discussion and stimulation. :) -- -=[mikhail]=- aka Dean Michael C. Berris mobile +63 917 8901959 work +63 49 5680024 http://free.net.ph/Members/mikhailberis _ 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]
