>>From a technical standpoint this is one of the main > reasons fibre will never > completely replace VSAT. With fibre it would be very > easy to impose > censorship by controlling access to the international > bandwidth, but this is > obviously not the case with a proliferation of VSATs.
This is not entirely true. Fibre or VSAT, it doesnt matter. The internet today is no different from the Wild Wide West in the USA 300 years ago. The resources required to censor an entire nation are quite massive (ask China) and in many cases it requires cooperation of key service providers like Google, Yahoo, MSN etc. I was amused by the stunt the Al Qaeda guys use to multiply the presence of their information online to the extent that the Americans just cant cope despite their advanced technology. So, how about Uganda which still believes in Tanks, Jeeps and APCs as the only form of security? The net is a whole new ball game and it will take decades be4 our Govt can get on top of things. W > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:40 AM > Subject: RE: [LUG] [OT] A Chinese Tale? > > >> >> I think it is a lame attempt at censorship. > Technically speaking, if I >> were the Radio Katwe Guy, there are lots of ways you > could get this bwino >> across to Ugandans. >> >> Wire >> >>> Just getting back on that. Government asked all the > ISPs to block access >>> to >>> it. They clearly do not believe in the truth > setting people free :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> _____ >>> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> Of >>> Paul Bagyenda >>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:10 AM >>> To: Linux Users Group Uganda >>> Subject: [LUG] [OT] A Chinese Tale? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Apparently a certain rumour mill website (mentioned > at >>> http://monitor.co.ug/sunday/news/news02125.php) is > no longer accessible >>> directly from at least 2 major ISP networks. I > tried when I heard this, >>> and >>> was able to confirm it. Moreover, if you surf using > any sort of >>> anonymizer >>> proxy (google search and you will find some such as >>> http://www.the-cloak.com/login.html) you can reach > it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Did the routers catch a cold? What are the > implications (user, legal, >>> business, etc.)? >>> >>> This has a distinctly chinese whiff to it! >>> >>> >>> >>> P. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Trek the Rwenzori's. Or just see them online - > http://www.rwenzori.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LUG mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever > posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The List's Host is not > responsible for them in any >>> way. >>> --------------------------------------- >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
