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Post-Asia Source 3 Blogging

November 17, 2009 by Clair Ching  
Filed under Events

Post-Asia Source 3 Blogging

Asia Source 3 is over but the spirit of the camp will still be alive. This is one thing that I could see from the Facebook and Twitter updates of everyone. There are people who miss camp already and there are those who are now asking more things about free and open source software. For me, that is something encouraging and heart-warming.
As a first time facilitator and participant, Asia Source 3 was a learning experience. It was not the typical workshop or conference as it was 6 day camp for us. There …read more

Linux as a Way to Make New Friends

June 19, 2009 by Clair Ching  
Filed under The Free World.

Linux as a Way to Make New Friends

Sometimes we forget that Linux has a social aspect. Being part of the community that uses and/or maintains Linux distros, packages and specific applications make us learn new things from other people and more often than not we end up communicating with them online and if possible, offline. Some people get scared and intimidated of the ones who love saying “Read the manual” or “Search for the answers first before asking us. There’s plenty of information online that’s been written already.” But aside from that there really are friendly people in the world of free …read more

How Do We Introduce FOSS and Linux to Those Who Resist It?

June 18, 2009 by Clair Ching  
Filed under The Free World.

How Do We Introduce FOSS and Linux to Those Who Resist It?

There are users who are totally resistant to change. Why? Because it disrupts their workflow. It makes them less productive. Change makes them cranky. However, there are times when change is needed and we have to lobby for it no matter what. If you think about your own home and your budget, sometimes you might think: Heck, the money spent on a license for a certain application could have been used for books of my child. I could have used an open source software of good quality and donated money to that project. …read more


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