- 13/02/2011
- 6:48 pm
- Opinion , Politics , Free Software
Mario Silva is also a colorful character, the host of a nightly television show called "The Hojilla," which is aired on state of the Ministry of Communication and Information " Venezolana de Television . " As an entity attached to the Ministry, Venezolana de Television is part of the vast network of institutions, companies, cooperatives, civic associations, among other forms of association, which comprise the National Executive through the Civil Service.
In this regard, the Executive is empowered to act as arms (executors) of state policies directed by the President of the Republic and is regulated by the Constitution, laws and decrees. The priority use of free software as liberating and empowering tool (knowledge is power) is, as we all know, a state policy. As a civil servant, worker CNTI and developer of the Project Canaima GNU / Linux , I am a participant and promoter of that state policy, not only because I receive a salary for it, but because I feel and live every day.
This preamble is to introduce them to the outrage that the National Community of Free Software has had to endure, when Mario Silva on its agenda, so very normal in a debate said himself that "using Windows is not bad," "hopefully develop us (ICTs) ", and" had to use (Windows) in defense of the revolution ", and tried to say that" using Linux is retrotecnológico "and that" (using windows) is to use tools to tecnificarnos more and deeper " . Those who could not see and hear you saying such things, you can see the video below.
I honestly had never seen anyone get more leg on television, since dissolved the state live on April 11.
How Mario Silva violated the 3390 Act?
Article 8 of Decree with Force of Law on the use of Free Software in the National Public Administration ( Decree 3390 ) states:
Article 8. The National Executive will promote the widespread use of Free Software Open Standards developed in society, it will develop mechanisms to train and educate users in the use of free software developed with Open Standards.
Mario Silva, as a public official, not only tried to disqualify the use of Free Software, but also promoted the use of Proprietary Software saying "use it was not bad" when actually using it is not only bad, evil and stupid. Mario Silva not only broke the law. The fact that someone with the power of the media that has it, has made similar assertions, debunks the titanic work they have been making state institutions ( CNTI , CENDITEL , among others) and the Free Software community to overcome the resistance change since the enactment of 3390.
To remember the talk of those who have been uttered these same words, I leave the following videos (I appear around 
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Not a presidential whim
Beyond that explicitly states the decree, the spirit (ie, intent) behind its enactment reflects a higher end, more than a presidential whim or attitude "purist". The use of Free Software over proprietary software, is a logical process in a society that must transform to become their own tools and be fully independent and sovereign. Free Software has a key role in transforming society, and I can get to give a speech explaining 8hours, but I can summarize:
Free software allows any person, view, modify and redistribute the source code without any restriction. This means that for example, any community council need a fingerprint authentication system for a fencing project in a residential jurisdiction to improve security, you can set up a committee of people who learn to program in a given language free, develop the system (for which they can rely on any other similar system done in Free Software is posted on the Internet), implement and publish , for any other benefits from the collective knowledge acquired (including other community council elsewhere in the country).
If the community council would have thought that "using windows is not bad", would have had to:
- Paying exorbitant Windows license (if he did not want legal trouble for pirating).
- Paying a company that developed the system.
- Paying the same company to periodically bring you updates or system upgrades, and attend to any problems that had recurrent (Support).
In contrast, if the community council understands that technological knowledge acquired through the Free Software is power (for the people), then:
- Unloaded Canaima GNU / Linux, developed by Venezuelans and publicly offered free.
- Training was reading the various manuals, tutorials, forums, online chat and other means of support that exist on the internet to learn quickly and conveniently, any free programming language.
- He spent time developing the system locally, relying on the knowledge generated by the National and International Community of Free Software.
- Published online system for others to appropriate that knowledge gained.
- Resolved all eventualities arising with the system, have developed know how it works, access to source code and have no restrictive license that prevents its modification.
"Using Windows is not bad"
I never had so keen mentarle Cursing or someone's mother. It's like when you're a kid, and much effort you make your first sand castle and it looks good, and someone comes by stupidity, ignorance or willfully destroys giving you a kick. That arrechera!.
Use not only bad, evil and stupid. How can I be sure that Microsoft, a multinational company, its products does not spy tools? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! It is a black box, we do not know how it is made, is INAUDITABLE not merely publish their code by capitalist interests. There is already evidence ( here , here and here ) that Microsoft allows the NSA ( National Security Agency - NSA) U.S., enter code in the different versions of Windows, to ensure you have an access key in cases "Safety of the State." As you read it, Mario: The Empire!, That so much criticism, in your own laptop.
By the way, so does the Blackberry.
"I hope we develop (ICTs)"
So I think what happened to Mario Silva was a problem of ignorance, misinformation, and perhaps something was not premeditated. Canaima GNU / Linux is a free operating system, much better than Windows, developed by Venezuelans (I am one of them ), sponsored by the CNTI. Clear that we develop, and we've been doing for over 3 years.
"Linux is used retrotecnológico"
Lie, lie a thousand times. The Free Software Community at international level than I do not know how many proportions, but with a vague guess, I'd say 10:1 to the number of staff hired by Microsoft to host their sites and modalities of work . Microsoft NEVER have the financial ability to hire quality and quantity to those working in the development of free tools and systems worldwide.
That said, how it can be assumed that the technology implemented in Windows is superior to that used in Linux?
Mario, not to go any further: have you seen do this in Windows?
A final Council Mario
Publicly correcting the blunder you've done. It is the only way to claim everything that means the Free Software for many Venezuelans. Otherwise, you will continue to be targeted until rectifiques or scold someone .
Brutal Luis this Post! Me too I was crazy with the video MSWindows defending this man!
You are misinterpreting the message here! Not to say that Linux is bad, but one must use the tools necessary to achieve the goal, it's like you eat arepas only one brand of mass, if there are alternatives from other brands and always will eat arepas. The use of SL is not mandatory in some cases, but optional and less on personal use. A professional must handle, as much as possible, the various software tools that are in the field of computing, you can not require an end user to use it without giving a prior instruction, otherwise, reject it would end.
Ole'm from Colombia and looking for concurrence I found your comments, and really what the bearded man says is true, to me not my matter who is this or that, if I use it serves, Seriously Its current president is not I like him, but he says the bearded man is wise and says with an example of Che. Thanks I love capitalism and I made a living with Microsoft products, I'm Infrastructure Manager. But if I have to be a Linux administrator, as well.
Yolimar, I understand your point, but Mr. Mario Silva could not override a presidential decree and so, out of ignorance, one thing is to use windows at home, no one could forbid them, but different is at work, state agency, and worse is to promote the use of proprietary software in a program on a state channel.
I as a professional I have on my laptop windows vista and ubuntu 10.10, and if I go to a state agency with my laptop and I want User defined a tool that is only on windows (because there is not even on Linux, it happens), then I'm missing the decree?. As you can force your end users to use something that does not know well, just because of having heard him out there. It is a mistake to think so and so will do a little difficult the adoption of this on end-users. You can not be so obtuse.
Again, it could not force end users to migrate, but as for the lack of knowledge are the Academies of Free Software, info center, and the community of SL watered in the country, in most cases, I'm not saying that the most critical, what is needed is an office suite and solve, and I see no difference between Microsoft Office and LibreOffice, to mention a free suite, we have several of course.
Wine used
With my windows do not get ... hehehe, surely he knows how much it costs a license from Microsoft Windows and is paid, no software piratiño uh ... do me a favor and put a Trojan ... no, no, no, it already has one big called Windows, do not do more damage, let it use it well ... not bad ...
In addition to Microsoft Office (to view documents), Internet Explorer (for browsing) and Messenger (for chat), what other programs you use Mario?, To see if we can help you get a few equivalents in GNU / Linux
Dude, I've read several posts of yours and definitely are sick, I begin with something you write:
"Not only is it bad to use it, is evil and stupid. How can I be sure that Microsoft, a multinational company, its products does not spy tools? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! It is a black box, we do not know how it is made, is INAUDITABLE not merely publish their code by capitalist interests. "
Loco is saying that (eye do not defend the scourge of Mario Silva seems to me to be more incapable and inept this government, a poor drug addict who has no clue) but say espionage is very stupid when it canaimas lit, you have no control over them, as I do not have a GPS enabled? because fear of taking away Linux, because the attack so open to anyone who does not think like You??? just with your words because Windows still shows the above Linux, understand something (and you should know very well) Linux is not synonymous with free, not all Linux developments are Free, that is absurd, or because Suse and other distributions have two versions a free one (usually not as solid) and pay??? stop talking nonsense because in the end no one will think they know as everything, the audit, it is also false corduroy, just do not have the conociemiento to do so, which do not publish the code does not mean you can not audit it, really give hurt, and so what you accomplish is that people do in Windows, another little thing, the government is who pays more windows licenses because they could not migrate in most government offices to Linux by the refusal of the people ....
Pana is a serious professional and not a fanatic absurdity he has no idea what it says, ah! and all you say that Windows does, it would be good to Investigate a little more
Regards
So I told Yolimar: no reason to make personal attacks.
Did you read the links I put on the existing evidence that the NSA inserts code in Windows for security affairs of state? The espionage is NOT stupid.
Do not have control over canaimitas? FALSE. As a citizen you have the right (which only gives you free software) to review the source code of Canaima GNU / Linux ( http://gitorious.org/canaima-gnu-linux ) for yourself and make sure you do not have mechanisms affect your privacy.
I never said that Linux was free. I said in a hypothetical case that "a community council could be downloaded Canaima GNU / Linux free public way", which is 100% true.
Windows is INAUDITABLE. When a security attack, all you can do is make a team and look forensic tracking logs. The computer can not determine which component of the system was the cause of vulnerability, because it has no access to source code. Free Software is fully auditable.
The latter is quite correct, the NPC has not migrated by the likes of Mario Silva dedicated to praise Windows.
Well here the only thing to say is this ... mario silva is a roller of big mouth to talk about something he has no idea and ignore ...
I think the administador of this blog is a neophyte in this in SL, or have a political reason or hatred against the person issuing the comments in the video, also in Article 1 of Decree 3390 talks about using "priority" (not only) free software in public administration entities, but remember that this is a laptop which has the moderator, who can be yours (not supplied by the state) and not required to use SL, moreover, if we know the Most of the laptops that come with buying new windows operating systems and is an option you will you add later (at your own risk installing) a Linux system in a dual. In fact coexist amicably with windows linux in some situations when accepting file system type vfat and ntfs, and dual network environments (Linux, Windows). "Ignorance and misinformation" you can not judge the final users that you are involved in these projects as canaima SL, to promote their qualities and not judge him or the other by using an operating system that comes preinstalled on your laptop. So I think I miss a bit of analysis of the message before writing these comments as unjustified. IF WE ARE GOING WELL WITH SL, WE WRONG!
Hello Yolimar no reason to make personal attacks, I would not have done or against Mario Silva, not against you.
Very successful your arguments. But do not remove the fact that the driver of this program is a public official and Article 8 has broken promoting anything other than Free Technologies.
Greetings.
That crab lovers with windows ... I can assure you that that you say have ubuntu installed on your laptop you start it only when some boss is watching so they do not give yourself away, please leave the falsehood
Worst of all is that speech based on the crudest possible ... ignorance about the Colombian corduroy is capitalist says: no, you're wrong, you are an employee of capitalism that have convinced him that he is happy with what you have.
That ball has this kind, without comment
Why not ask a right of reply in The Hojilla? It is constitutional duty otorgártelo
I would, but I never named Mario Silva on its agenda and therefore I can not ask.
Who can ask if a right of reply is Luigino Bracci, who was appointed several times.
Comrade huntingbears: basing both the article and in comments to the article, I would like to ask a question, it would be possible to take legal action unna COTRA Mr. Mario Silva, for committing a crime punishable by law, such as calling the population Venezuela, in a program that is nationally disobeying a presidential decree?
if so, how we could put under us, (all Venezuelan free software community, made up of developers, users, developers, translators, etc.,) to be an action supported by tod @ s to get them to retract for their comments as hurtful and offensive to the concept of technological independence and sovereignty that is trying to develop in the country ...?
although this is not an attack on FOSS, I rebatirte one of the arguments you use: "How to be sure that Microsoft, a multinational company, its products does not spy tools? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! "
oh yes it is possible to make sure. one word: Wireshark.
I admire your devotion applause, but I regret the approach plate you used for that concern.
Absolutely all the points raised are objectionable, but it is my intention to do so, simply indicate.
True freedom of free software is limited to the right of everyone to choose, I chose because I do free software and application development in that area is fantastic, but I respect those who like the proprietary because it is better for your needs , long and incomparably better.
I will not defend the Bearded razor when he speaks exudes ignorance, but in the midst of his misery speaks with some justification (OMD! Never thought I would speak well of this man).
Among the myths of open source software are (to their detriment, because good and you named) the following:
- It's free, not free is not free, though self-taught user to undertake the path of SL will spend many more hours, and many more if not experienced in the use of the PC (as in the vast majority of the members of the community councils) and we all know that time is money, apart from not having enough experience when addressing a critical problem, but just a good example of the many reasons that may directly or indirectly more expensive SL.
- It is more difficult to use, yes and no, it's so complex to use as any other, and although progress has been made in the aspect of usability, is faltering as ordinary users called "configuration" to configure a Linux distribution (including the wonderful Ubuntu) is even more complex than other commonly used proprietary and this makes it more expensive, you know? How many hours should a user lose in forums and chats and phone figuring out how to solve a problem for us to say that low productivity?
But I'm not here to throw dirt on the SL but to emphasize that certain attitudes are terribly damaging to the free software community and that is most noticeable in this article.
There is no equivalent word in English in Spanish, describing the religious fanatics that seem to be more militant of the order: Zealot
There is a popular term in the jargon of computer science debates to describe irrational attacks another, be troll, or trollear.
In Trolles Zealots (also known as Fanboys) is filled with the Internet, try not to be one more.
That would have been interesting to read this article only defending the benefits of SL without any negative mention the exclusive addition we do not stoop to the level of the beard.
hey buddy batteries with what is said and what i relate things, the first video I think this out of context, there are two truths but logic says no, we have to use the tools that are necessary as revolutionaries to fulfill our role and is also true that one must desligarno of the empire and the things upon us, I think that there is no relationship between the text above the first videio and the same, CARE comrades, do not make those mistakes ... in any time is said to use Linux is retrotecnologico and at no time talking than the gnu are purists. BATTERY
To Yolimar, word Neophyte is used exclusively on religion.
That things are ... but if I'm surprised that all the pc that I have reviewed, assembly, commissioning, ca CANTV acquired by the program equipped all bring internet windows vista or seven .... my question here .... not that the state will promote free software, and that this brings pre-installed windows vista or seven and we pay a license to buy ...? without them these would be more economical pc because a product with these expensive windows licenses that do not ask, and another thing that caught my attention that the average cost pc 2600 are now bsf bsf around 4000 and are the same features only changes the processor from a E5200 to an E5300 is just like the rest .... I leave those comments there.
Brother, I really understand your anger over this attitude of Mario Silva, indeed shows a disregard and a lack of professional skill to make such comments. Note that I am a defender of the free software movement, when I have enough knowledge to be active part of development mean to join the Debian project.
But I must be clear and honest with you. The rationale which justifies the negativity of windows are purely based on suspicion and rumor. Obviously, the NSA has participation in the development of windows as in the OS Mac however no concrete evidence as to whether Windows really has spy code. Making this assertion is identical to declare that aliens exist. In fact make the statement you make means that we must beware of almost every developer of proprietary software, that way we will miss a lot of tools, do not you think?
It is also true that we can not audit the code windows, it is true, but we should not call it a wicked and stupid. I respect your right to do so, but under your argument is unfounded. There are huge number of reasons why windows is terrible, but not indicating or not until I have concrete evidence.
I invite you also to review what is considered "Executive Branch" because Mario Silva does not belong to him. Like companies, cooperatives and others to which it refers. Be formal and research in their arguments would recommend, otherwise you may lose credibility. Finally, not belonging to this, the declaration of default by the decree, is invalid.
Being a bit more informal, not merely Venezuelan television channel should be a faithful and blindly follow everything said by the government, may have room for criticism and opinion adverse to it, as by Mario Silva.
In short, certainly the opinion issued by Mario Silva is certainly ignorant and shows a lack of free software but your statement is unfortunately the same category. Simply is a publication blinded by partisanship and is not able to be objective.
Finally, a form of personal opinion, which states that it is natural for a company to migrate into the development of free software I think is a wrong statement. La necesidad de algunos por obtener fondos por su trabajo no es injustificada, y protegerlo al no entregar su codigo es una forma valida de defender su trabajo. Decir que es natural que todos trabajemos sin querer proteger aquello en lo que pusimos tanta dedicacion es antinatural.
Buenas noches, creo que el amigo no entendió el mensaje de Mario Silva; en nada se comentó de la eficacia o no eficacia de linux sino los comentarios de personas que dicen como un ser que se hace llamar socialista puede utilizar instrumentos del capitalismo. Por favor hay que profundizar y no al voleo de opinar por por opinar, pido más seriedad y pulcritud al respecto. Dios los bendiga abundante y poderosamente.
No se a quién dirige el comentario sobre la eficacia o no eficacia de linux, pero en ningun momento hago referencia a ello en mi comentario, si a mi se refería (En todo caso el autor del post si hace bastantes discusiones de la negatividad de windows sobre linux o lo que puede hacer linux y Windows no).
En cualquier caso, no encuentro particular problema en usar herramientas “Capitalistas” ya que el que esté desarrollada por empresas o por norteamericanos no lo hace necesariamente negativo. Más aún, este blog está basado en WordPress, herramienta “capitalista”.
Es una forma de pensar insensata el querer negarse a la positividad de algo por estar desarrollada por los oponentes. Miren a sus hermanos de creencia política como lo son los chinos, que basan su tecnología en norteamerica fundamentalmente. Eso es como el adolescente que “No es amigo de ella porque anda con fulanito que no tuvo un lio con menganita que es amiga mia”, y, en efecto, hago referencia a una inmadurez de criterio. Hay que saber tener base al momento de tomar una desición, y en el aspecto tecnológico el criterio político no tiene lugar ninguno (Me mantengo que siempre preferiré linux por razones de eficiencia, pero no porque sea del imperio).
That such a fellow to begin with congratulations to each and every one of those who are in this great mission of creating our own free software, by the way just down the Canaima 3.0 and I think excellent (with some details) but very good . I'm no expert in linux or "Guindon" as would say the head of this circle (M. Silva) But we must recognize one thing: Linux is the best and not me but the companies must trust all its information to an OS quality, but the other side of the coin is that Linux is not the most popular because of these things away to help communities fill it rather bathe her stool. Linux is very efficient but you have to "type" configuraralo much to our taste. But I want some tell me Guindon user as it does if you have no harddrive to navigate and use the office automation (among other things) without a LiveCD or DVD. These are things that are not said, to see where the detractors of hell in windose linux can do that at least? In conclusion: Canaima has a great future but we must take it to a level as simple to use as the other SW, create packages weighing not therefore be enabled in the options of the most common extensions: fvl.rar, flash, including download managers as jdownloader, ftp clients. And why not, a site where you can download tutorials. Sometimes to be free we need a little push. Copying is not bad as we copy the good. When we are born we learn by copying and assimilating to have our own personality. Canaima must do the same, at least that's my humble opinion
Everyone has a say ... if I have nothing good to say better not to speak. Now they are all stars, very intelligent, suspicious etc .... and agree as not disqualify someone, .., Friends software that has the largest market share in servers is Linux.,,.,., if you have facebook or gmail. or yahoo.,.,.,. your fucking cherry connects to linux.,.,,. Linux is rapidly expanding market of smartphones and other electronic devices into the consumer market. .,., Is wasting time trying to teach blind people who do not want to see what the brainy safer than saying they are against linux users tontoberrys with his mega scam of charging double rent.,., For sending messages over the Internet photos etc.,.,
"Now they are all stars, very intelligent, suspicious etc .... and agree as not disqualify someone .. "Bad start, because you fall into the same in the following lines of tontoberry, and before you say I am, no, do not use RIM products. Makes his argument hardly acceptable when it is offensive and also, incongruous in his words.
Disqualify Windows is the same, but in many fields is becoming more popular Windows Linux there are others where it does also, for example in Video Games (Although many Video games are developed on Linux the bulk remains in Windows. which would be equivalent servers, most remains in Linux, but many others work on Windows).
Be sensible, as you say, is unwilling to attempt to unify the Linux market, since each has to offer. View from the perspective where Linux dominates and where Windows does skew is incomplete giving opinions, either through ignorance or want to defend a point in a dirty, which identically, is ignorance. Once again, measure for wanting to defend his point and giving opinions incomplete, it ridiculous.