> > 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?
eric, >From 2001 to early 2003, I worked for a company that offered IT services to schools. I don't have exact numbers, but my experience and observations confirm the article. UP and Ateneo are exceptions, not the norm. Many public schools prefer M$. Simple - they don't get grease money from Free Software. Private schools, especially schools who have not yet established their "brand", like to partner with big IT brands like M$, Cisco, and Oracle. They go for proprietary software because they think that the marketing advantage they get outweigh the cost of the software. OTOH, the private sector only looks at what works and what costs less. radam -- 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
