For the sake of brevity, yes we should keep to the point. Good call Philip... Can we go ahead with the reply (or has it been already sent) ?
-- Raphael On Nov 5, 2007 6:09 PM, Philip Serracino Inglott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, I was kinda busy this week, But I said I was gonna write something > and send it to you then you share it on the list, defeats the anonymity a > bit doesn't it. The point is that I don't want to publicly reply to some one > with my same surname. This list is public, but the letter will 'formally' be > sent out by someone else at least, I'm just lending in a hand. > > Now all the points made by raphel and ramon are good ones but the problem > is that that's too many points. If we can keep it short, more people will > read it (it's intended as a letter to editor not an article). If we get a > counter-reply we can use the other points to reply back. alternatively, If > we don't get a counter reply (particularly to the pointy last sentence) then > not enough people took notice anyway. I feel more comfortable if kieth does > the corrections, so it has a few authors. > > regarding the points: > Raphel: > well Megabyte is not a sponsor of the mirror, but they are our longest > standing sponsors, so well ok. > fr. Peter talks a lot about education, but the reply tries to focus on the > OSL idea, lets try and be focused (oss for educ can be a whole article) > The last point also breaches a new subject, can it be made subtly? > > Ramon: > 1. Point taken! > 2. doh! but very briefly, someone will try it and reply to complain that > its not good enough which will give us ammunition to demand more resources. > (or someone will laud it graces no end, which is also good) > 3. I disagree, It is our fault (as linux users) we are not reported > enough, don't be like AN; do not bang your feet the media is not covering > you, if anything do not do it through that very same media, do something > worth covering, first. (at least that will probably be the editor's and > readers POV) > > just me 2c, edit as you please otherwise. > > Philip > > > On 30/10/2007, Keith Vassallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well, I was not the one who wrote the article, but your suggestions are > > very viable. > > > > I will wait for the person who wrote the article to submit any > > corrections to me or the list (depending if they want to remain anonymous). > > Failing that I'll update it myself. > > > > Keith > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tue, 10/30/2007 9:15am > > To: Malta Linux User Group - general list < [email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Draft of letetter to sunday times in > > response to Fr. Peter's Article > > > > 1. You need a spelling/grammar checker. Can you send this as an ODT file > > or something? > > eg: "for an organisation who's->whose members", "then->than there might > > be" > > 2. Mention the Maltese spell checker, which is on the MLUG server and is > > a service that MLUG provides for free in the interest of Malta. > > 3. Mention that OSS is already widely used, but underreported, in the > > Maltese IT industry. > > > > > > > > On 30/10/2007, Keith Vassallo < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > The following letter is being considered for publication in THE TIMES > > following article by Peter Serracino Inglott. Please let me know what you > > think before we send it off. > > > > On a slightly related note, the minutes of the AGM should be posted soon > > by Anton (our new Secretary :) ) on this list and the MLUG website. > > > > Rgds, > > > > Keith > > (PRO) > > > > Peter Serracino Inglotts' article "ICT is an election issue" (sunday > > 28th october 2007) was rather refreshing to the Malta Linux Users Group > > (MLUG). That a person who is considered by many Maltese an academic > > 'elder' speaks so frankly about Open Source Software (OSS) is > > revitalising for an organisation who's members often feel alienated by > > young officials who seem oblivious to the global reality that is OSS. > > MLUG particularly welcomes the idea of an "Open Source Laboratory" as a > > public-private partnership partially funded through public funds. Yet, > > MLUG feels it needs to point out that there are many more local > > companies today, then there might be foreign members of SmartCity > > tomorrow, that would benefit from such a lab. Malta is quickly becoming > > a leader in providing IT offshore services and OSS is one of the many > > means to foster innovation in this area as a community. To this effect > > the MLUG, with the support of 2X and GO, already runs a mirror service > > ( mirror.linux.org.mt) that anyone using Linux in Malta can benefit > > from. > > This contribution from our part, small as it might be, is the kind of > > collaborative environment we want to build for our ICT industry. In > > order to make "ICT as universally accessible as possible" a > > collaborative approach is essential. OSS allows even the smallest player > > to participate in this collaboration, and is therefore good for Malta's > > emerging ICT industry. An ICT scenario dominated by very few > > monopolistic big-players does not allow much space, or an equal footing > > for, smaller players, and therefore, might not be the best strategy for > > Malta. The MLUG, therefore, urges all ICT policy makers to, not only > > heed Peter Serracino Inglott's advice about "doing more in order to > > encourage Open Source", but to go further and make Open Source an > > integral part of their ICT policy. > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ramon Casha _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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