Message-ID: <13245FA294B@ver.lld.com> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 08:18:26 EST From: CTIGHE <mailto:ctighe@VER.LLD.COM> Subject: Re: Enough about Laptops To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
I for one agree with Mr. Alkhalifa,Dr. Lisse has continuosly shown his immaturity and lack of professional demeanor in addressing other list members. I for one cannot and will not stand for such rude and insulting behavior when having and reading a topic which interests me and others. As I have said before to Dr. Lisse, and I say again to all list members......the school that gave Dr. Lisse his doctorate failed to teach him social graces and manners which are an integral part of scholarly debate.........I stand firm with Mr. Alkhalifa!!
> For the sake of respecting the list members and saving their time and mine
> as well, I wanted to totally ignore Dr. El's insulting message(s) as I did
> in the past. Then, I considered individual correspondence, and finally
> decided to go public. Here is why.
>
> I have been in this list since the middle of last year. Although Dr. El
> is one of the most active members of the list, he is getting into a habit
> of publically insulting other members. I have received e-mail messages
> that confirm this issue, and that his use of words such as: "nonsense &
> silly" are low, mean, arrogant, rude, and egotistical.
>
> I kindly apologize to all of us, but somebody had to take the stand.
>
> What I don't understand is why not "think" about appropriate technologies
> while looking for the "best LapTop"? I am not saying: "Well, wait for an
> appropriate LapTop to be produced".
>
> My message is that for generations, Africa has been importing things in
> all aspects of life without "thinking" about their appropriateness. It is
> high time (if not too late) to forecast next generations' problems that are
> building up right now, and give them a better chance for change than our's
> by laying down foundations for long-term solutions.
>
> Otherwise, the side effects of these imported biased technologies will
> compound to the extent that it might become a better option to go back to
> the jungle, rediscover fire and reinvent the wheel. If we continue
> ignoring such possibilities while solving our daily problems, this could
> become the only choice for our next generations to produce appropriate
> technologies, if they had a chance left to produce any thing at all.
>
> Abu
>
> _________________________________________________________________________
>
> Abubakr Alkhalifa "I.T. vs. Poverty"
> 612 Montclaire Way Graduate Student
> Mobile, AL 36609 School of Computer & Information Sciences
> USA University of South Alabama
> Tel/Fax: (334)660-0242 mailto:aalkhali@cis.usouthal.edu
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Chris Tighe mailto:Ctighe@ver.lld.com mailto:Ctighe@capaccess.org ******************************** "I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can." George Bernard Shaw---Man and Superman