Hi, I fully support Taran. I think it's high time the we as Open Source developers enhance software that address the gaps mentioned.
Best Regards Anna Badimo +27 11 717 6197. -- WITS University ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Taran Rampersad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:35:17 -0500 Subject: Re: [Telecentres] Re: Basic Telecentre Items - avoid open source debate > Toby Beresford wrote: > > > > > In my experience there is often still a big gap between software and > > end-users - the gap between some software and end-users is still > > fairly large, the smallest gap between user and function,(i.e. easiest > > to use by novice users) tends to be in software that is highly > > engineered - hotmail, outlook, word, netscape, amazon, ATM bank > > machines etc. Linux is still really a power tool for techies. > > Personally I don't think we should limit what telecentres can achieve > > by waiting for the right software to be built for us, we need to build > > appropriate solutions ourselves. > > Before we even get into this debate - and it is a debate I will > participate in - perhaps we should define what functions Telecenter > software should perform. Then we can get into the details. > > Personally, I think people will be hard pressed to find software for > Telecentres which does not exist yet as Free Software/Open Source, > but we can't be 100% sure until we define the functions. > > -- > Taran Rampersad > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.linuxgazette.com > http://www.a42.com > http://www.worldchanging.com > http://www.knowprose.com > http://www.easylum.net > > " It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on > in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for [WINDOWS-1252?]> outer freedom."� Rollo May > > _______________________________________________ > telecentres mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ------- End of Original Message ------- _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
