What is Happening in Malaysia?! at Robert Pogson

I was kicking around on the web and found the trends are good for GNU/Linux in Malaysia, particularly in Prai Poking further, I find a site which advertises the price of the OS separate from the PC!. At the low end, Vista Ultimate costs 50% of the price of the box.At the high end it’s about 10%. The result may be that folks appreciate the price of GNU/Linux in Malaysia more that where I am. Even Dell sells some identical hardware side by side with Ubuntu and that other OS.

This is not a sudden development. The government of Malaysia developed a Master Plan to spark development and it is working. Desktop use of GNU/Linux has risen from 15 to 37 % from 2004 to 2006. Recent data shows the trend is still growing.

Wow! Isn’t that a model for adoption? Lead, follow, or get out of the way. I like it.

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.