> > I recall a day when “the internet” was down (OKAY FINE!! The fibre optic > cable was broken AS USUAL) and the > > only internet service we had at the bank was RTGS thanks mainly to the > existence of the IXP (God bless them). But services**** > > Like swift (international wire transfer) were down because that other > thing was down (“the internet”). I was dumbfounded that > I could not send a TT 100m to Barclays because a cable in Kenya (Kenya is > a foreign country right?) was damaged. a robust and cheap (free or > self-funding) network within Uganda to handle communication within Uganda. > Ecommerce**** > >
Jake, sadly this is still happening especially when "the Internet is down" It is a form of excuse so many of us have gotten used to hearing when you walk into a bank or MTN mobile money. I heard it today from DTB bank too, as I was trying to clear some tax fees. Well... it might not be the internet down, it might be "our system is down" which still brings us back to the point you are making below. And websites hosted in Uganda. Information at district or constituency > level available within Uganda cheaply. We in FOSS are not constrained > by money or time. It is just interest and motivation. I bet if we were so > inclined we could network the whole of Kampala with free wireless just > by having each member here plugin an extra wireless router (separate from > the worknet OF COURSE) If we started on a small scale then talked > to telcos to DONATE bandwidth for larger distances, then it could work. > Think about it ;-)**** > > ** > I wish this comes soon. I have been dreaming and wishing for it for a long time!!! regards, John Kibuuka www.easysites.ug *Subject:* Re: [LUG] Linux This Client Software**** > > ** ** > > 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). 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