How exactly does a foreign country shut off the internet in ug? Curiously yours, McTim
On Oct 31, 2011 8:10 PM, "Jake Markhus" <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian, > > Marten here has the perfect solution for you. I need to take his idea and > see if it is easy to implement. > I would like to start a darknet in Uganda. An opensource network with a > central server(s), free bandwidth > and minimum cost of joying. That way where ever on is in the country, they > can participate and benefit from open > source. > With a setup like Marten suggests/uses, the only cost of joining for > read-only privileges would be having the hardware, > The skill and access to the network. > It really saddens me that Uganda has no real countrywide infrastructure. > Truth be told a foreign govt could shut us down > Quite easily (I know of the IXPs). DO we develop app and software for > sharing within Uganda and relevant to Uganda? > Think about it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Marten Vijn > Sent: 31 October 2011 19:39 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux This Client Software > > On Mon, 2011-10-31 at 15:35 +0300, Brian Ssennoga wrote: > > Hello FOSS People, > > > > In our (IHSU's) continued quest for a thin-client solution, we have > > landed on this - > > http://www2.userful.com/products/product-comparison/userful-multiseat- > > vs-windows-multipoint - > > > We have migrated a away from a linux terminal - thinclient model due: > - performance issue > - access to local hardware (optical media / usbdrive) > - graphic acceleration. > > But we also _not_ wanted to local administration..... > > So maybe this setup may suit you too: > http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/~mvn/ > > I am maintaining this setup for almost 2.5 years (Ubuntu Karmic + Lucid) > with (more or less) happy users..... > > kind regards, > Marten > > > > > > I wonder, has anyone come across this before? Any prior experience we > > might want to learn from? > > > > > > > We will surely go onto the free trials, as we await sales information, > > so we know how expensive/cheap it is. > > > > -- > > Love indeed conquers all..... > > Brian A. Ssennoga > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] Mailing list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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