where in philcoa is that? --- clair ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:31:18 +0800, Peter Santiago > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Miguel A Paraz wrote: > > > I think this is an important topic. How's the > local Linux economy and > > > are we ready to take on more outsourcing jobs > for Linux and F/OSS? > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > I still don't think we're able to handle some > big-time outsourcing of > > Linux jobs. I doubt DTI would have data regarding > this. You can > > probably ask Q-Linux though. > > > > 1. We're still Windows-centric here. > > I think that people are used to the convenience of > just having to > install M$ stuff because "everyone" has been using > it for a while now. > Imagine having to re-learn some things. My mom > hates re-learning > things especially those related to computers and > apps. It's been > tough for me and my sister to handle her attitude > towards learning to > use some apps on MS Windows and with certain > differences in Linux > based apps... Well, that will be quite interesting. > > > 2. Linux users in the Philippines is still > limited, due to the > > conception that opensource is not as good as > closed-source. Although > > this is gradually changing, the growth is still > very slow. > It's a cultural thing, methinks. I have heard > people say, "If it's > that expensive, it has to be good." And so some > people think that the > open source is not that good. One thing that makes > people wary to use > it is because it's free in more than one sense of > the word. > > > 3. A lot of CS students don't have the patience > to learn Linux, > I was in UP when Nemenzo started implementing the > policy on using open > source apps. And this was true then. To mention > Linux in class was > even worse in some cases. I took up certain > electives and we had an > introduction to Linux. My classmates' reactions > were quite varied but > most of them dreaded having to hear it, much more > deal with the > change. > > > probably this is also due to lack of competent > instructors. If you'd > Maybe that is another hindrance that is to be > overcome. > > > notice, most of the thesis made are based on > Windows GUI programming. > > > 4. On the corporate side, moving to opensource is > considered risky. In > > short, there is no one vendor to pin the blame on > if anything goes > > wrong. ^_^ > They think of migration, training people, etc. aside > from whatever > they have to do when things go wrong. However, I > think that the open > source community is wonderful because people help > out each other when > things go wrong. Besides, I see that maintainers > are updating people > on forums and mailing lists, etc. so there shouldn't > be much > difficulty with that. :) > > > > > There are still a lot of factors that is involved > in this problem. > > Well, there's the bayanihan project sponsored by > DTI. But that's just > > lip service by the government. Fortunately some > large Philippine > > companies are taking the initiative to > implement/integrate opensource > > software into their systems, like Rustans's > Shopwise, SM's supermarket > > (not too sure). It's a small start, but it's > better than nothing. > > Maybe we should be more active in promoting > initiatives with regards > to the usage of open source software ;) > Incidentally, I was in SM > Carpark's Cyberone yesterday. One of the shops had a > sign on their > walls which said that they install only Linux and > Star Office. There > is a net cafe in Philcoa that plans to shift to open > source soon. > > > > > -- > > Peter Santiago [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > My website: www.psinergybbs.com > > My spamtrap address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > 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? 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