Also they could help out by outsourcing some of their services from the LUG community; they could start with simple services where they request LUG to do something and volunteers from the LUG community come in to fill the gap, and as LUG gets more organized, others things can follow...
Not to be a cynic, but Telco's are not big on FOSS. You could ask them how they would feel about encouraging FOSS at the computer labs they are all helping build around the country using the UCC RCDF project. Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]>, "Benjamin Tayehanpour" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 31 March, 2012 3:34:11 PM Subject: Re: [LUG] UNICEF/Redhat Award Nomination I have thought of some ideas: MTN has some very good IT people especially in the Switch sections, so let them encourage those folks to engage in the LUG mailing list and discussions...... Also they could help out by outsourcing some of their services from the LUG community; they could start with simple services where they request LUG to do something and volunteers from the LUG community come in to fill the gap, and as LUG gets more organized, others things can follow... Quoting Benjamin Tayehanpour <[email protected]>: > I am currently travelling with people from the UCC, MTN, UTL &c. Could they > be of service to us, perchance? > > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Speaking of venues, UNICEF has been our hosts a couple of times, and seems >> are getting noticed for there good work in FOSS. >> >> >> http://opensource.com/business/12/3/billion-thanks-open-source-community-red-hat >> >> >> >> Simon Vass >> Managing Director >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> email: [email protected] >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > Kawalya Davis Programmes Manager Donald IT Solutions Ltd _______________________________________________ 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.
