A sad story indeed. I myself never started using Linux until recently. I really wish if there was a way (other than self interest) for us to be exposed to FOSS software during college.
On Jul 27, 6:34 am, Abdallah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Salam Yazan > > Nice to see you here. > > I will take a stab at this. > > Unfortunately the model Tina Gasperson <http://www.gasperson.com/> is > discussing does not apply to Jordan and other Arab Lugs. Linux has > perpetuated all corners of American and European IT infrastructures that > Linux enthusiasts do not need to make a plan to meet each other anymore. > All IT depts in corporates, governments, and educational institutions > setups have so many Linux users nowadays. > > She mentions that Atlanta, GA lug used to have a 100 person a meeting back > in the 95-99 dot bom times. She failed to say that back then that was > probably all linux users in that area. Nowadays, GA Tech (one university > in Atalanta) has so many Linux based labs where so many students are sharing > knowledge about Linux without the need for a LUG. > > Our region is totally different story (tragedy.) University graduates in > ITC are still finishing school without hearing about an alternative to > Microsoft based products and Platform. The horror stories I hear are mind > boggling. > > Just last week a "Computer Engineer" I know graduated. His graduation > project was a VOIP implementation that he did along with 3 other > students. They rented a Cisco gateway and hooked up to phones to it and > dialed each other in front of an amazed judging panel. No pbx > functionality, no voice mail, no routing ... nothing. Those were Engineers > keep in mind. > > All 4 of them did not know (did not want to know) about Linux and VOIP > services that can be ran on it. ALL fore of them did not boot into > anything other than Windows the entire 5 years of their schooling. Whose > fault is that? (Rhetoric question) > > I am sure each one of us here know much more stupidly horrifying stories > than this one. > > We, in this region, need a LUG because we can not meet people who share our > interest in the wild yet. We have to organize our own safari thus far. We > may wish to tell people about our interest in this platform if we like to > but that is another discussion for another day. > > So.. Yes. I do like to meet other people who share my interests. In the > case of Linux a LUG is my only venue for now. > > Which makes me think how much I miss see you guys.. > > How about a social meeting some place nice for good old times sake? :) > Those who would like to come say yay. > > Wassalam Alaikum wr wb all > > Abdallah > > On 7/26/07, Yazan Jber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.linux.com/feature/118046 > >http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41186 > > > What do you think? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
