hmmm. probably he was refering to general production use. basically, the academe may have had a signification number of linux in the philippines firsts. i would have to agree with the author. in the case of the ateneo, doc mana and a number of people here were using it either as a hobby or with a few systems. general adoption came much later when it was already picking up steam in the private sector (ISPs were already using it long before a major Ateneo mail/web server moved to Linux). before that is was still mainly Unix. i remember that ateneo core servers only moved to linux when the Campus Network Group showed dozens of newpaper clippings and articles attesting to the stability and reliability of the Linux platform. therefore, the term "wide adoption" here refers to the point when a number of core servers moved to Linux from Unix/Windows (not a few SMB or pet servers lying about).
again, the ateneo is one case. it would probably be different for others. Quoting eric pareja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I was going through the Bayanihan website [http://bayanihan.gov.ph] > and noticed in the news box the article entitled "RP an 'anomaly' in > Linux Adoption." [http://www.inq7.net/inf/2003/nov/17/inf_4-1.htm] > Curiosity led me to check out the article. > > It reads... > > <quote> > THE ADOPTION of Linux in the Philippines seems to be going against > the general trend, in which early adopters usually come from the > public and education sector, an information technology analyst said. > > "The Philippine IT market is an interesting anomaly in their adoption > of Linux versus Microsoft. While we generally see the early adopters > of Linux to be in the public and education sector, the Philippine > private sector seems to be ahead of the public and education sector," > Lauro Vives, vice-president and Philippine country manager for META > Group Asia Pacific, said. > </quote> > > > I wonder where he got his information about early adopters in the > Philippines. It would seem to me that the early adopters of Linux here > in the Philippines came primarily from the academe (education sector) > and fanned out from there. Interest in Linux from the private > sector appeared much later. > > What did he mean when he said that the private sector seems to be > ahead of the public and education sector? In what respect is the > private sector ahead? > > The rest of the article goes back to observations about the behemoth > from Seattle and his take on their future strategies. > -- > ___ _____________________________ eric pareja (xenos AT maharlika.upm.edu.ph) > \e/ [ Philippine Linux Users' Group ] Linux User #8159 http://counter.li.org > _v_ [Python Power!] [Debian Rocks!] [Ubiquitous Computing] /. #2834 Software > Free the books! [http://www.bookcrossing.com/referral/pusakat] Freedom > Join us on IRC: #plug irc.free.net.ph:6667 | www.upm.edu.ph/~xenos/weblog > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > ----------------------------------------------- William Emmanuel S. Yu Ateneo Campus Network Group (AteneoCNG) email : wyu at ateneo dot edu web : http://CNG.ateneo.net/cng/wyu/ phone : +63(2)4266001-4186 GPG : http://CNG.ateneo.net/cng/wyu/wyy.pgp -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
