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RE: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
- To: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
- From: "Karl E. Peters" <tlda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:06:09 -0700
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font-size:10pt;"><div>Not at all clear Jeffrey, no offense, but there was
nothing in your writing or in the referenced article that <U>did not</U>
revolve around the use of Linux and other open source software on government
servers. Perhaps you should clarify a bit... -Karl E.
Peters</div>
<div> </div>
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<div >-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [ga] All of
Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux,<BR>By Fiat<BR>From: "Jeffrey A.
Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR>Date: Wed, January 07, 2009 9:12
pm<BR>To: "Karl E. Peters" <tlda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR>Cc: ICANN SSAC
<ssac@xxxxxxxxx>, Nguyen Thu Hue <huenguyen@xxxxxxxxx>,<BR>GAC Rep
<ssene@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, DOC/NTIA ICANN
Rep<BR><aheineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ga <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR><BR>Karl
and all,<BR><BR>I nor any of our members have any problem with the "Linux"
part<BR>of the announcment. I thought I made that clear?<BR><BR>"Karl E.
Peters" wrote:<BR><BR>> Jeffrey and others,<BR>> I would respectfully
disagree on the impact of the decision to<BR>> mandate government computers
use Linux. MS is moving toward a<BR>> situation where you can not own your
software but must perpetually<BR>> lease, thus making one forever dependent
on good relations with MS<BR>> (and LOTs of money!) to keep ones computers
operating smoothly. The<BR>> backdoors they leave so they can police their
licenses are a<BR>> playground for malicious hackers that one rarely, if
ever, experiences<BR>> with Linux. Linux and the associated applications
have come a long way<BR>> in interoperability with the MS world and the GUI
of Ubuntu (My<BR>> favroite flavor of Linux) is very easy and familiar to
navigate for<BR>> Windows graduates. Finally, the hardware required to run a
full-blown<BR>> Linux world is far less demanding than to run the very
bloated and<BR>> resource-hogging new MS systems, especially the new "Vista"
that even<BR>> MS is trying to distance themselves from in some
respects.<BR>> In an age where the US is finally learning that pouring lots
of<BR>> needless money out for resources we have at home more cheaply,
we<BR>> should not criticize Vietnam for stopping the software
expense<BR>> bleeding of money outside when there is a well-maintained and
free OS<BR>> beckoning them that makes it nearly painless to switch
over.<BR>> Personally, I had become addicted to the GUI of Windows for
lack<BR>> of real programming skills and being a rather lousy typist, but
when<BR>> working on some projects for Africa and seeking out
cheaper<BR>> alternatives for use there, I was shown Ubuntu and NOW, even my
kids,<BR>> who love games, want to switch their fancy media laptop from
Vista to<BR>> Ubuntu. I still use both systems and am making the switch
slowly in<BR>> the last few months, but there is no evident reason why a
capable user<BR>> of Ubuntu could not compete in a MS world and eventually
win it over!<BR>> I wish the US government would try to save a little money
that way!!!<BR>> -Karl E. Peters, President<BR>> Top-Level Domain
Association, Inc.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> -------- Original Message
--------<BR>> Subject: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To
Use<BR>> Linux, By<BR>> Fiat<BR>> From: "Jeffrey A. Williams"
<jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR>> Date: Wed, January 07, 2009 2:24
am<BR>> To: Ga <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR>> Cc: ICANN SSAC
<ssac@xxxxxxxxx>, Nguyen Thu Hue<BR>>
<huenguyen@xxxxxxxxx>,<BR>> GAC Rep <ssene@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep<BR>>
<aheineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx><BR>><BR>><BR>> All,<BR>><BR>> How
Orwellion! So much for Net Nutrality here. >:( Given<BR>> the recent
security holes in Firefox as well, it seems that<BR>> such<BR>> a
dictatorial decision by the Ministry of Information and<BR>> Communication
in Vietnam is a foolish one as well. Perhaps<BR>> Eric can pursuade them to
rethink this decision lest Vietnam<BR>><BR>> wishes to see a stark
reduction in ecommerce and find<BR>> themselves<BR>> de-routed or
filtered in accordance with the recent FCC<BR>> ruling,
accordingly...<BR>><BR>> See:<BR>> The Vietnamese Ministry of
Information and Communications<BR>> has issued<BR>> an administrative
ruling<BR>> <a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/";
target=_blank
mce_href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/";>http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/</a><BR>>
increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at<BR>>
state<BR>> agencies, increasing the software's use both in the back<BR>>
office and on<BR>> the desktop.<BR>> According to the new rule, 100% of
government servers must<BR>> run Linux by<BR>> June 30, 2009, and 70% of
agencies must use OpenOffice.org,<BR>> Mozilla<BR>> Firefox, and Mozilla
Thunderbird by the end of 2009. The<BR>> regulation also<BR>><BR>>
sets benchmarks for training and proficiency in the<BR>> software.
Vietnam<BR>> has a population of 86 million, 4 million larger than
that<BR>> of Germany,<BR>> and is one of<BR>> the world's
fastest-growing economies.<BR>><BR>> Regards,<BR>><BR>> Spokesman
for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 284k<BR>> members/stakeholders strong!)<BR>>
"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -<BR>> Abraham
Lincoln<BR>> "YES WE CAN!" Barack ( Berry ) Obama<BR>><BR>> "Credit
should go with the performance of duty and not with<BR>> what is<BR>>
very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt<BR>><BR>> "If the
probability be called P; the injury, L; and the<BR>> burden, B;<BR>>
liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied<BR>> by<BR>>
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."<BR>> United States v. Carroll Towing
(159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]<BR>><BR>>
===============================================================<BR>><BR>>
Updated 1/26/04<BR>> CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network
data<BR>> security IDNS.<BR>> div. of Information Network Eng. INEG.
INC.<BR>> ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail<BR>>
jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>> My Phone:
214-244-4827<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Spokesman for INEGroup
LLA. - (Over 284k members/stakeholders strong!)<BR>"Obedience of the law is the
greatest freedom" -<BR>Abraham Lincoln<BR>"YES WE CAN!" Barack ( Berry )
Obama<BR><BR>"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what
is<BR>very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt<BR><BR>"If the
probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;<BR>liability depends
upon whether B is less than L multiplied by<BR>P: i.e., whether B is less than
PL."<BR>United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir.
1947]<BR>===============================================================<BR>Updated
1/26/04<BR>CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security
IDNS.<BR>div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC.<BR>ABA member in good
standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail<BR>jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>My Phone:
214-244-4827<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></span></body></html>
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