I want to make what i feel Hq a clarification about fedora. I am of the opinion that it is not a distro geared towards any one enviomnent but more towards a mindset: people who like the bleeding edge of software. In fact the fedora install process has one of the most comprehensive package selection processes of any of the main distro. This gives the user the benefit of being able to tailor their experience by selecting packages even at the individual level not just the purpose level (Desktop server etc). So if you are looking for a easy graphical install that doesnt include any mplayer plugins try doing a custom package install off a fedora install dvd. I have Fedora 11 if anyone wants to chat and arrange a swap. On 6/9/09, skunkworks-request@lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:10:46 +0300 From: BENSON MUTHOGA <bmkioni@googlemail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] A Paper on the Fiber Issue - Seacom et al Message-ID: <fe297d420906081110g1b748a46pfa6cb53a6d816647@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Interesting article Mworia.

I wish you had mentioned that the SAT/WASC/SAFE (West African cable) bombed coz South Africa Telkom (as the main managers) charged ISP's exhorbitant rates which forced the ISPs to revert to satellite. This was the main reason we decided to go our own way with TEAMS.

You have rightly pointed out that essential components are not yet in place. It is however not possible to wait for society to catch up, it has to be prompted. My basic premise is quite simple - Kenyans are not averse to technology. Infact the mobile telephony boom is evidence enough. It is up to us ICT professionals to be creative and innovative with the infrastructure that the fibre-optic will provide. Technology must solve our society's problems if it is to be 'revolutionary'. That is what mobile telephony has being doing and is what IT should do.

Muthoga Kioni

2009/6/2 Mworia Wilfred Mutua <wmworia@gmail.com>:

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Every once in a while I do something that puts me right in front of the firing range, literally. This could be one of them. On Monday I had the chance to talk with some people, and found I was raising some matters I have raised several times before, so when I got home, I decided to sit and write down my thoughts. This is what I came up with. Criticisms good and not so good are all?welcome. :) These are just my thoughts in the form of a paper: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16043810/The-Making-of-a-Revolution

I am not saying I have it all figured out, I am sure there are people on this list who are greater authorities on this issue than i am, I'm just saying hey, this is what i think and i am sharing it... lol

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Message: 2 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:26:39 +0300 From: Nzomo Bernard <nzomosky@gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] linux distros Message-ID: <5ce408ed0906081126l7862a06dmb0d6e3b53123a42@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi,

Personally, i have installed a LAMP system (i think its an option when doing a text based install ) and vmware on an ubuntu 7.10 server and they worked great. Haven't tried on another distro coz of time limitations!

Unfortunately, this is a journey you have to embrace alone after everyone has heaped praises on their prefered choice of distro....i won't say which is my favourite coz it will serve to confuse you more. :-)

That said, take it a step at a time....am assuming you have time to play around with the distros.

"After a lot of hard work, I have graduated to a normal linux user. still, i am so inexperienced that i have wasted a whole week of person-hours............... I hereby sought your advice on the most suitable linux distribution for linux power users"

Out of curiosity (with a smile on me face)......you have bridged the gap between normal user and power user rather quickly..........hehe

My 2 cents!