Comments on: Open Source and potential savings for Papua New Guinea http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/ on Tribalism, Open Source and the Unexpected Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-644 Robert Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:04:38 +0000 http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-644 Hi Yase, Thanks for your email. It's nice to know that there are other IT folks out there also working at introducing OSS in PNG organisations. I recently setup a Download section on the blog which will list the available papers for download and then give you an option to download directly. Give this a try and let me know how you go. Cheers, Robert Hi Yase,

Thanks for your email. It’s nice to know that there are other IT folks
out there also working at introducing OSS in PNG organisations.

I recently setup a Download section on the blog which will list the
available papers for download and then give you an option to download
directly.

Give this a try and let me know how you go.

Cheers,

Robert

]]> By: Yase Kitum http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-643 Yase Kitum Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:03:14 +0000 http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-643 Hi Robert, I read your article on Open Source in the National Newspaper, Please could you Email or post me a copy of your white paper “An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital”. I am currently unemployed having worked in the IT industry for the last 20 years. During my last employment with the International Education Agency of PNG, i have been instrumental in replacing all internet servers running windows 2003 servers over to Open Source OS, i have been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and a strong advocate for Open Source platform. I do know that OSS is cheaper and very robust so will be working closely with other Schools and NGO groups to go Open Source as it is cheaper and is the way to go for any developing country. Thanks Robert. Yase Kitum Hi Robert,

I read your article on Open Source in the National Newspaper, Please could you Email or post me a copy of your white paper “An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital”.

I am currently unemployed having worked in the IT industry for the last 20 years. During my last employment with the International Education Agency of PNG, i have been instrumental in replacing all internet servers running windows 2003 servers over to Open Source OS, i have been using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and a strong advocate for Open Source platform.

I do know that OSS is cheaper and very robust so will be working closely with other Schools and NGO groups to go Open Source as it is cheaper and is the way to go for any developing country.

Thanks Robert.

Yase Kitum

]]> By: Robert http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-630 Robert Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:30:27 +0000 http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-630 Hi Tony, Welcome to the Land of the Unexpected! Have sent you separately a copy of the white paper in PDF format. Let me know if you receive it OK. Also, I commend you in suggesting Ubuntu to KBC as I think Open Source is the way to go - especially in a place such as PNG. Have you checked out Edbuntu - an educational variant of Ubuntu? Let me know how you go and if I can be of any further assistance. R Hi Tony,

Welcome to the Land of the Unexpected!

Have sent you separately a copy of the white paper in PDF format. Let me know if you receive it OK. Also, I commend you in suggesting Ubuntu to KBC as I think Open Source is the way to go – especially in a place such as PNG. Have you checked out Edbuntu – an educational variant of Ubuntu?

Let me know how you go and if I can be of any further assistance.

R

]]> By: Robert http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-629 Robert Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:27:33 +0000 http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-629 Nick, Thanks for your comment on OSS - I'm going through a stage with this project where I am in need of all the positive feedback I can get. As logical as it seems to you and me and any one else with half a brain on their shoulders - Open Source is the way to go - especially in developing countries. Shame the noggins (the ones that seem to earn the bigger bucks) are incapable of grasping this notion. R Nick,

Thanks for your comment on OSS – I’m going through a stage with this project where I am in need of all the positive feedback I can get. As logical as it seems to you and me and any one else with half a brain on their shoulders – Open Source is the way to go – especially in developing countries. Shame the noggins (the ones that seem to earn the bigger bucks) are incapable of grasping this notion.

R

]]> By: Tony Bray http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-626 Tony Bray Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:54:24 +0000 http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-626 Please could you Email or post me a copy of your white paper "An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital". I have recently arrived, from NZ, in Kokopo and am an IT advisor for "Kokopo Business College (KBC)". I am a volunteer with the Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) from NZ. Having viewed the IT setup at the KBC I have been advocating the use of Ubuntu and open source software. The college uses Microsoft Windows products and has a major problem with virus protection. Any information that you can supply, that is particularly relevant to PNG, on the benfits of Open Source would be most appreciated. The more information I can give the college staff the more likely that I will be able to install Open Source software. Thank you Tony Bray PO Box 1841 Rabual Kokopo East New Britain Please could you Email or post me a copy of your white paper “An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital”.
I have recently arrived, from NZ, in Kokopo and am an IT advisor for “Kokopo Business College (KBC)”. I am a volunteer with the Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) from NZ.
Having viewed the IT setup at the KBC I have been advocating the use of Ubuntu and open source software. The college uses Microsoft Windows products and has a major problem with virus protection.
Any information that you can supply, that is particularly relevant to PNG, on the benfits of Open Source would be most appreciated.
The more information I can give the college staff the more likely that I will be able to install Open Source software.

Thank you
Tony Bray

PO Box 1841 Rabual
Kokopo
East New Britain

]]> By: Nick Reese http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-622 Nick Reese Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:49:55 +0000 http://www.trupela.com/2008/10/03/open-source-and-potential-savings-for-papua-new-guinea/#comment-622 Good one Robert. My research project for my Masters degree was titled "An Analysis of the Adoption of Open Source Software in Developing Countries", and I carried out analysis on the adoption of OSS in the Solomon Islands in particular. All your points echo what I found. Immunity to viral attack is very important, especially as the poorly protected pirated Windows machines that are all over PNG and the Solomons are so vulnerable to malware. Another important spin-off I discovered was the ability for places like PNG and the Solomons to foster an industry whereby IT techies can develop truly deep and long lasting skills by learning how to set up Linux based servers (among other things), rather than no-brainer 'tick and flick' Windows servers which do not challenge administrators to understand what is happening at the heart of their operating system. Another advantage of OSS is there is a vast suite of software out there (freshmeat.net etc.)that can be used to solve the vast majority of IT software requirements (e.g. for the EU Micro Projects office in Honiara I used phpEasyProject to set up a project tracking system). Open Source - yes, yes, yes!!! Good one Robert. My research project for my Masters degree was titled “An Analysis of the Adoption of Open Source Software in Developing Countries”, and I carried out analysis on the adoption of OSS in the Solomon Islands in particular. All your points echo what I found. Immunity to viral attack is very important, especially as the poorly protected pirated Windows machines that are all over PNG and the Solomons are so vulnerable to malware. Another important spin-off I discovered was the ability for places like PNG and the Solomons to foster an industry whereby IT techies can develop truly deep and long lasting skills by learning how to set up Linux based servers (among other things), rather than no-brainer ‘tick and flick’ Windows servers which do not challenge administrators to understand what is happening at the heart of their operating system. Another advantage of OSS is there is a vast suite of software out there (freshmeat.net etc.)that can be used to solve the vast majority of IT software requirements (e.g. for the EU Micro Projects office in Honiara I used phpEasyProject to set up a project tracking system). Open Source – yes, yes, yes!!!

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