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Re: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
- To: "Karl E. Peters" <tlda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
- From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:12:22 -0800
Karl and all,
I nor any of our members have any problem with the "Linux" part
of the announcment. I thought I made that clear?
"Karl E. Peters" wrote:
> Jeffrey and others,
> I would respectfully disagree on the impact of the decision to
> mandate government computers use Linux. MS is moving toward a
> situation where you can not own your software but must perpetually
> lease, thus making one forever dependent on good relations with MS
> (and LOTs of money!) to keep ones computers operating smoothly. The
> backdoors they leave so they can police their licenses are a
> playground for malicious hackers that one rarely, if ever, experiences
> with Linux. Linux and the associated applications have come a long way
> in interoperability with the MS world and the GUI of Ubuntu (My
> favroite flavor of Linux) is very easy and familiar to navigate for
> Windows graduates. Finally, the hardware required to run a full-blown
> Linux world is far less demanding than to run the very bloated and
> resource-hogging new MS systems, especially the new "Vista" that even
> MS is trying to distance themselves from in some respects.
> In an age where the US is finally learning that pouring lots of
> needless money out for resources we have at home more cheaply, we
> should not criticize Vietnam for stopping the software expense
> bleeding of money outside when there is a well-maintained and free OS
> beckoning them that makes it nearly painless to switch over.
> Personally, I had become addicted to the GUI of Windows for lack
> of real programming skills and being a rather lousy typist, but when
> working on some projects for Africa and seeking out cheaper
> alternatives for use there, I was shown Ubuntu and NOW, even my kids,
> who love games, want to switch their fancy media laptop from Vista to
> Ubuntu. I still use both systems and am making the switch slowly in
> the last few months, but there is no evident reason why a capable user
> of Ubuntu could not compete in a MS world and eventually win it over!
> I wish the US government would try to save a little money that way!!!
> -Karl E. Peters, President
> Top-Level Domain Association, Inc.
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [ga] All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use
> Linux, By
> Fiat
> From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, January 07, 2009 2:24 am
> To: Ga <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: ICANN SSAC <ssac@xxxxxxxxx>, Nguyen Thu Hue
> <huenguyen@xxxxxxxxx>,
> GAC Rep <ssene@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep
> <aheineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> 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
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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
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