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Walls and Bridges

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| In Moolenaar's view, free software does have its place in less
| developed countries, where the cost of proprietary software is
| prohibitive and a drain on already limited resources. "Linux has
| the advantage that it can also run on old hardware," he points out.
| "There are computers in the third world. Don't underestimate that."
| But their use is more or less restricted to organisations that have
| money in the cities. "Can you imagine a bank without a computer?" he
| asks. "Well, it does work, but very slowly."
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http://www.tuxdeluxe.org/node/186


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Africa: 'Microsoft is Imperialistic' Says Open Source Advocates

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| Microsoft Corporation's products have been locked out of the
| on-going World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi Kenya.
| 
| With over 300 computers provided for participants and the press,
| organizers of the WSF have preferred to provide open source
| software products and blocked all Microsoft related products for
| the forum's usage and its related activities.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Activists at the forum also believe that since Microsoft is a
| corporate brand from the United States of America, a country
| they believe has intentions of maintaining the status quo of
| a unipolar world over which it is above international law and
| the UN, the brand should be locked out.
| 
| [...]
| 
| "The open source movement is providing Linux, a robust free
| software. Everybody owns it and it can be shared. And this
| is what WSF is all about - a free society, a movement
| fighting for ownership of free resources" he adds.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/200701230831.html


Free software meets the media

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| The workshop, to be held at the Kofi Annan Center for Excellence in ICT in 
| Accra, Ghana, will run from April 23 to 27. The workshop is co-hosted by 
| the Economic Commission for Africa, the Open Society Initiative for West 
| Africa, the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Center for Excellence in ICT, 
| L'Association de Presse Panafricaine, the Meraka Institute, the University 
| of the Western Cape, IDC, and Panos London.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1415


[South Africa] Government switches to Open Source

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| Cape Town - Cabinet has approved a policy and strategy to implement
| Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in government, government
| communications head Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
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http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2888&iArticleId=3695987
http://tinyurl.com/2c8lbz


Rwanda Commits to Low-Cost Laptop Project

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| Rwanda is the eighth developing country to join the One Laptop
| Per Child initiative aimed at giving away inexpensive
| computers to all young students.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54987.html


Open source project aids South African students

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| The non-profit tuXlab program, which provides network connectivity
| along with tuXlab GNU/Linux desktops and other open-source software
| to South Africa high schools, integrated 10 more schools into its
| wireless network on Feb. 9. The project reportedly has now connected
| tuXlabs in 50 schools near Cape Town. 
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3015125106.html


Back to school - tuXlab reviewed

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| tuXlabs is a freely distributed educational software package running
| on a specialised Ubuntu derivative which has been rolled out to
| schools across South Africa and serves over 160 000 learners.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1397

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