tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post4513205579994486942..comments2023-03-31T22:37:10.833+08:00Comments on I' Been to Ubuntu: The Plight of Ubuntu Users in Developing CountriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-80484180921207645172010-01-14T12:03:08.939+08:002010-01-14T12:03:08.939+08:00even tho i do not profess to understand anything a...even tho i do not profess to understand anything about software programming, i will still weigh in on this controversy armed with the little knowledge i have. <br />in selecting the name "UBUNTU" which means "i am because you are" and limiting its' access to a privileged few seems like flagrant hypocrisy. <br />we can do better than this, people.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723160392563323470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-8894513629361756602010-01-14T12:00:41.339+08:002010-01-14T12:00:41.339+08:00Thanks to all who commented.
Jono, I appreciate y...Thanks to all who commented.<br /><br />Jono, I appreciate your input. I actually didn't know that NM had gotten decent 3G support recently. I've updated the article to reflect that. NetworkManager support for phones is stil about 50% on this page ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkManager/Hardware/3G ), and those are almost all Nokia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-63437467091608517282010-01-14T11:02:24.076+08:002010-01-14T11:02:24.076+08:00Ubuntu still ships pppconfig as far as I am aware ...Ubuntu still ships pppconfig as far as I am aware which will solve this, and Network Manager provides 3G connections out of the box.Jono Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369045747003603551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-28091449693096696172010-01-14T06:16:20.351+08:002010-01-14T06:16:20.351+08:00ubuntu failubuntu faillilulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161908654063793985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-5118254424030512812010-01-14T06:12:28.670+08:002010-01-14T06:12:28.670+08:00Developing nations such as Haiti right now need ba...Developing nations such as Haiti right now need badly to have dial up modem access.. Please keep dial up modem access..Toni in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240734631075184525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-13478641489143698292010-01-14T06:07:53.227+08:002010-01-14T06:07:53.227+08:00The people of Haiti certainly could use this right...The people of Haiti certainly could use this right now during this tragedy.. Where is it??Toni in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240734631075184525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-31464016159514262010-01-14T05:40:50.304+08:002010-01-14T05:40:50.304+08:00When I heard that they were dropping Dial up, I wa...When I heard that they were dropping Dial up, I was OUTRAGED... to build a brand on Desmond Tutu<br />'s name -- Circle of Brothers/Friends, and then throw the third world, developing nations UNDER the BUS? <br /><br />A free OS, that runs on old hardware -- and turns it back into a typewriter w/ a TV attached.... "Circle of Friends" yeah -- If you have cable... too bad for the restheywhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275125899089344959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-58338268218356260742010-01-14T00:38:32.459+08:002010-01-14T00:38:32.459+08:00Jose,
Sorry that I've been misinformed. All t...Jose,<br /><br />Sorry that I've been misinformed. All the 3G tutorials I've seen involve PPP.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-58796746108401848412010-01-13T23:00:06.189+08:002010-01-13T23:00:06.189+08:00I use Ubuntu with a 3G broadband modem and didn...I use Ubuntu with a 3G broadband modem and didn't download any extra packages to configure my 3G connection, and I've been using it since Ubuntu 8.04.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305071824379540070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-20212137193590448852010-01-13T22:14:48.682+08:002010-01-13T22:14:48.682+08:00Sadly Ubuntu and Linux in general is for those who...Sadly Ubuntu and Linux in general is for those who can afford the commercial products. Because there was a time when I wanted to switch to Linux and I downloaded lots of distros. I discovered that I couldn't add apps without a fast internet connection. tried downloading apps at work and taking them home. U know what I faced "dependency hell". That's most pple in Africa are stuckAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769212857460682180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-16046353770707195582010-01-13T22:04:02.358+08:002010-01-13T22:04:02.358+08:00Yossarian,
There are already a dozen or so report...Yossarian,<br /><br />There are already a dozen or so reports on Brainstorm. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7310/ The sad thing is that most of the requests for better dial-up are met with several comments like "I say let them have windows It is wasted time to make legacy hardware a big focus. While we're at it lets add increased support for zip disks! sorry but -1" or "Get Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117578413372837062.post-25867562509719056242010-01-13T21:55:45.388+08:002010-01-13T21:55:45.388+08:00Hi.
Actually we have the same issue in the UK for...Hi.<br /><br />Actually we have the same issue in the UK for a lot of people, in our case many people use USB ADSL modems to connect, including me.<br /><br />This invloves downloading the (now free) firmware, and downloading a few other dependencies in order to connect.<br /><br />I now have a usb stick with all needed files on to make this easier.<br /><br />I should also note that if you Yossarian UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454060894574518500noreply@blogger.com