Linux/Open Source (was Re: [Marxism] File sharing: it's the communist thing to do

["Carlos A. Rivera" <cerejota@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eli Stephens" <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>


> I can't believe Jose didn't bring our attention to this:
>
> Today the Venezuelan press reports that the government has  formally 
> issued a decree (English translation) which prioritizes the use of 
> free/open source software over proprietary systems in government entities. 
> This follows a year of pilot deployments in Venezuela's Info Centros 
> (Internet public access points) and some ministries. (Past attempts, 
> reported by Slashdot, by former Minister of Science and Technology Felipe 
> Perez Marti to push ahead this initiative were allegedly foiled by 
> Microsoft.) The decree calls for plans to actively deploy FOSS during a 
> 24-month period."

This is quite known in the Linux Movement/Open-source Movement, since they 
initially anounced the pilot a year ago.

I actually moderate a currently very small and low volume list for issues 
regarding Marxism and the Linux/Open souce issues: "Marxism-Penguinism". It 
has been highly inactive, but some interesting but tentative discussions 
have happened there.

One of the issues is that ironically, it runs on a yahoogroups server, but 
this is due to a lack of infrastructure, and we are working on it.

You can take a look, even if just to see the very cool logo of the "Che 
Linux", I did. Some members of this list are already there.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marxism-penguinism/

"A multi-lingual group dedicated to good humoredly sectarian theoretical and 
practical discussion of Linux and the Open Source Movement (OSM), from the 
perspective of the marxist and marx-influenced revolutionary left. It also 
seeks to bring together computer writers and workers in the revolutionary 
left to network and know each other in an online environment directed solely 
at computer-oriented people. Polemics not directly related to Linux and OSM 
will not be tolerated.

Looking for native speakers of other european languages to translate this 
intro.

///

Un grupo multi-lingue dedicado a la discusión, sectaria y en buen humor, 
teórica y práctica del Linux y del movimiento de codigo libre (OSM), desde 
la perspectiva de la izquierda revolucionaria marxista o influenciada por 
Marx. También intenta reunir escritores y a trabajadores de la computadora 
de la izquierda revolucionaria a conocerse en un ambiente en línea dirigido 
solamente en la gente centrada en la computadora. Polemicas no relacionadas 
directamente con Linux y OSM no seran toleradas.

Buscamos nativos de otras lenguas europeas para traducir este texto 
introductorio. "

I am also a member of the official mailing list of the Linux Movement in 
Cuba, hosted in their site:

http://www.linux.cu/

It is highly technical but interesting nevertheless.

sks



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