Re: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hugo and all,

  My response interspersed below...

Hugo Monteiro wrote:

> Hello Jeffrey,
>
> Not long ago it was Google's Chrome fault that people got their credit
> cards hijacked. Now it's Firefox that sucks. I'd like to ask you advise
> on which secure browser platform to use.

  There are no current absolute secure browser platforms.  I use
a self modified Netscape Browser that does not suffer from the
present known and documented security and privacy holes/exposiers.
Netscape got it right, long ago...  The other browser platform I use
is IE 7.02 ( with the latest MS released security updates installed )
for non-security exposier browsing, ect.

>
>
> Has for neutrality, let me just say that a government should be able to
> decide which technological solutions their offices and services use,
> without worrying about being called dictatorial. They can be good or bad
> decisions on a numerous level of aspects but what you call dictatorship
> some people just refer as management.

  The announcment didn't only cover or apply to ONLY government
offices.  Ergo a bit of a less than reasonable edict.  In any event we,
meaning my company, and it appears that some of our members
organizations are takeing or have already taken necessary precautions
to protect their networks, servers, online data bases, and users from
being exposed to the errant and obviously irresponsible decision by
the Vietnamese government has edicted.  Now that the US FCC has
removed all restrictions to filtering in the past few days, we can now
more fully address such decisions that may, likely, or certainly will
have a negitive impact on our users, networks, servers, and online
data bases.  Further, in that IDtheft in the US alone occurs now at
a reported 1000 every 3 mins., and that liability by providers at
multipul levels can and has been determined by court decision,
yet there is no good means to date that is afforadable to most
small business users, or non business users by which such IDtheft
occurance which largely are a result of an action by a party or
parties that do not reside in the US, ergo we feel that it is in our best
interest, as well as the perfered interest of the vast majority of our
users and/or business partners at all levels to take immediate and
significant action.  We have done so!

  I am sorry and dismayed that the Government of Vietnam has
decided that it's own self interest exceeds the interests of it's
trading partners, and/or other At-Large Internet users for whatever
reasons it has decided to do so and in the manner in which it effected
the decision it has.  I am hopeful that our DOC will take some action
to pursuade the Vietmanese Government to reconsider.


>
>
> Regards,
>
> Hugo Monteiro.
>
> Jeffrey A. Williams wrote:
> > All,
> >
> >   How Orwellion!  So much for Net Nutrality here.  >:(  Given
> > the recent security holes in Firefox as well, it seems that such
> > a dictatorial decision by the Ministry of Information and
> > Communication in Vietnam is a foolish one as well.  Perhaps
> > Eric can pursuade them to rethink this decision lest Vietnam
> > wishes to see a stark reduction in ecommerce and find themselves
> > de-routed or filtered in accordance with the recent FCC
> > ruling, accordingly...
> >
> > See:
> > The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has issued
> > an administrative ruling
> > http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/
> > increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at state
> > agencies, increasing the software's use both in the back office and on
> > the desktop.
> > According to the new rule, 100% of government servers must run Linux by
> > June 30, 2009, and 70% of agencies must use OpenOffice.org, Mozilla
> > Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird by the end of 2009. The regulation also
> >
> > sets benchmarks for training and proficiency in the software. Vietnam
> > has a population of 86 million, 4 million larger than that of Germany,
> > and is one of
> > the world's fastest-growing economies.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 284k members/stakeholders strong!)
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> >    Abraham Lincoln
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> >
> > "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is
> > very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt
> >
> > "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;
> > liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
> > P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
> > United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
> > ===============================================================
> > Updated 1/26/04
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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Regards,

Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 284k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
   Abraham Lincoln
"YES WE CAN!"  Barack ( Berry ) Obama

"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is
very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt

"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;
liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
===============================================================
Updated 1/26/04
CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS.
div. of Information Network Eng.  INEG. INC.
ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail
jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
My Phone: 214-244-4827