On Wednesday 01 September 2004 08:53 am, Ronald Allan B. Henry wrote: > aracelipraiz wrote: > > According to the article, the President of India was a > > former scientist, head of India's defense R&D, and "architect" > > of its guided missile program; and that he met Stallman > > during Stallman's visit to India in January 2004. > > > > In contrast, if I understand correctly, the Philippine president's > > position is more hands-off, "I cannot or do not want to dictate or > > advocate or control", no? Another case of too much "democracy" in > > Philippines, not enough leadership/vision/political will? > > I'm not really a fan of GMA, but I think it's quite understandable > that she'd take a hands-off approach to it. > > She's an economist, as compared to the President of India who apparently > is a technical person.
You're right, Ronnie. But there is still hope to influence the President. The fact that she is now an advocate of producing our own oil to be used for transport in particular, there should be some open-source advocates close to her. This should be the function of DOST officials or other government people whom she trusts. -- Dong B. Calmada Member Philippine Linux Users Group (PLUG) Linux Registered User #317296 Yahoo ID: dongcalmada My life is a patio of fun! -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
