the brazillians are way ahead of many. they say most of their govenrment institutions went open source 3 years ago. but the underground has been active for the past 10 years. just check out the *.br suffix allover the chatrooms, ftps and gophers. we might not learn their soccer but this we can surely pick up.
want to say thanks to ronny for his help--i can now write a few 'useless' things in Lisp but there's something function called EVAl which is plain evil to learn. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send LUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LUG digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Former President Corners Microsoft Korea > (Kiggundu Mukasa) > 2. Disaster Recovery: Are You Prepared? (Kiggundu > Mukasa) > 3. Venture Capital: Open Source Startups Are > Hot--Too Hot? > (Kiggundu Mukasa) > 4. Massachusetts Moves Ahead without Microsoft > (Kiggundu Mukasa) > 5. Brazil Has Become a Trailblazer in Computer > Use (Kiggundu Mukasa) > > From: Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Users Group Ug." <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:50:36 +0300 > Subject: [LUG] Former President Corners Microsoft > Korea > > http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200509/kt2005092519095811890.htm > Who will be the last man to promote open-source > programs here--the > No. 1 enemy of Windows operating system of Microsoft > Korea? The > answer may be the president or ex-presidents of the > firm. > > "But such an implausible thing is now happening in > this country as a > former president of Microsoft Korea is leading the > government > initiative to boost open-source programs in place of > Windows..... > > **************** > ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & > Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ***************************************************************** > > > From: Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Users Group Ug." <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:53:01 +0300 > Subject: [LUG] Disaster Recovery: Are You Prepared? > > http://www.enterpriseitplanet.com/security/features/article.php/3550741 > Scores of IT infrastructure professionals have been > working night and > day to recover data centers that were either > devastated or put out of > service due to Hurricane Katrina. The lucky ones, > which were prepared > for such a catastrophic disaster, recovered their > systems at > alternative locations weeks ago and are now in the > process of > planning an orderly migration back to their old data > center, or in > some cases, a new data center. > > "The less fortunate ones who did not have a solid > disaster recovery > plan are still struggling to deliver mission > critical and financial > data to their respective business teams........ > > **************** > ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & > Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ***************************************************************** > > > From: Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Users Group Ug." <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:58:38 +0300 > Subject: [LUG] Venture Capital: Open Source Startups > Are Hot--Too Hot? > > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/241908_vc23.html > At the WSA Investment Forum earlier this week, Frank > Catalano joked > that he had discovered at least one way to make > money in the > burgeoning open source movement. > > "The technology guru, who was moderating a panel > discussion on the > topic, then held up a brochure from a law firm that > was marketing > seminars on open source software.......... > > > **************** > ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & > Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ***************************************************************** > > > From: Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Users Group Ug." <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:59:36 +0300 > Subject: [LUG] Massachusetts Moves Ahead without > Microsoft > > http://news.com.com/Massachusetts+moves+ahead+sans+Microsoft/ > > 2100-1012_3-5878869.html > The commonwealth of Massachusetts has finalized its > decision to > standardize desktop applications on OpenDocument, a > format not > supported by Microsoft Office. > > "The state on Wednesday posted the final version of > its Enterprise > Technical Reference Model, which mandates new > document formats for > office productivity applications........ > > > **************** > ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & > Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ***************************************************************** > > > From: Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Users Group Ug." <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:00:26 +0300 > Subject: [LUG] Brazil Has Become a Trailblazer in > Computer Use > > http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/world/12714787.htm > While Brazilians live with levels of poverty and > violence that mark > them as Third World citizens, they are emerging as > trailblazers in > the kind of high technology that's propelling many > First World > economies. > > "Evolving fields such as open-source software, > online banking and > social networking through the Internet are finding a > welcome home in > this nation of more than 180 million people. 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