[kictanet] Training for Digital Villages Operators

[John Walubengo]

To train in Microsoft or Open-Source? The question is more
complex than chosing one or the other. But consider the
following facts:

Fact #1: Microsoft is on 90% of Desktops Globally.
Fact #2: Opensource/Unix has gained strength on the Server
platforms (Backend Operations), my guestimate would be
60-75% market share of the Fortune 500.
Fact #3: Microsoft is the richest company on planet earth
(money can almost buy you anything, particularly influence)

>From a training need perspective. We definately need skills
on both Microsoft and Opensource(Linux/Unix) arena. 
However, as a country we need to decide wether we want to
continue playing at a 'USERS/CONSUMERS' level or we want to
join the big league and become 'PRODUCERS' in the knowledge
economy. 

Methinks Opensource provides more opportunity in terms of
the freedom to opening up, peeping into and modifying what
makes the software tick.  I think serious governments
particularly in Europe and Latin America are making
deliberate moves to grow this line of skills accross their
socio-economic and educational fabric. It wont and cannot
happen on its own - maybe it is what that Grand Agency on
ICT in Kenya can digest on. 

walu.






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--- Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Bill Kagai
> <billkagai at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Choice ought to be considered with the 'seriosity' it
> deserves. Its like
> > ODM vs PNU. If you dwell on the pros/cons of
> FOSS/Proprietary you will be
> > left jogging on the same spot. To quote Mark
> Shuttleworth [Founder of
> > Ubuntu], "Windows is a very important platform, and our
> justifiable pride
> > in Linux and the GNU stack shouldn't blind us to the
> importance of
> > delivering software that is widely useful.".
> >
> > The team at Canonical has come up with this innovation
> called
> > Windows-native installer for Ubuntu into 8.04 LTS. What
> is really classy
> > about it is the way it uses the Windows Boot Manager
> sensibly to offer you
> > the Ubuntu option. If I was a Windows user who was
> intrigued but nervous
> > about Linux, this would be a really great way to get a
> taste of it, at low
> > risk. Being able to install and uninstall a Linux OS as
> if it were a Windows
> > application.
> >
> > So, at JKUAT e-Government Academy, its no longer about
> whats
> > cheaper/better, but when you attend IT courses
> [including security] there,
> > you get to learn about the whole lot [Foss and Windows]
> in one course. What
> > you then decide to use in your day to day life becomes
> your CHOICE!!
> >
> > [Pat on my back] as I acknowledge virtual cheers and
> ululations from this
> > list.
> >
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> You rightly deserve and earn that "pat on the back".
> II believe the JKUAT e-Government Academy should be the
> place where the ICT
> Board should consider for the training. I like the
> approach.
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
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