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[News] GNU/Linux Distribution in Bhutan a Case of Free Software Participation

  • Subject: [News] GNU/Linux Distribution in Bhutan a Case of Free Software Participation
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:34:34 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Web 2.0 Expansion Sparks Questions Of Developing Country Participation

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| However, there have been some stunning examples of success, most notably 
| Dzongkha Linux, an operating system developed for the country Bhutan, in the 
| local language of Bhutanese. The system was built in 13 months with only 
| $80,000 US dollars, said Kenai, and as such is an example of the power and 
| potential of non-proprietary software systems to personalise development in 
| poorer countries or for smaller markets.     
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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=916

Free software is social software

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| Free software is a viable option for almost any type of organisation, and it 
| has many advantages that have been extensively exposed elsewhere. In the case 
| of NGOs, all these advantages apply, but a few more factors support the use 
| of free software. It helps you maintain the trust that funders, members and 
| beneficiaries have in your organisation, because it tells them that you have 
| nothing to hide and that you are not tied to the economic interests of a 
| private company.      
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/ngo_and_free_software


Related:

Help, I’m surrounded by librarians. :-)

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| In Bhutan, there’s a great desire to preserve the local language - Dzonghka - 
| against the encroachment of Mandarin Chinese. Local authorities wanted a 
| Dzonghka version of Windows, and raised some money to demonstrate a market 
| for the software, but weren’t able to persuade Microsoft to create the 
| product. But it wasn’t difficult to localize Linux, and there’s now Dzongkha 
| Linux, with support for Open Office, GAIM, Mozilla and other key pieces of 
| software.      
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http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/


Dzongkha Debain Linux: Made for Bhutanese

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| The department of information and technology has come up with an operating 
| system called the Dzongkha Debain Linux, an updated version of the Dzongka 
| Linux developed in June 2006. The Dzongkha Debain Linux, which was launched 
| on August 28, according to DIT officials, can be installed in any type of 
| computers or can be used with a Live CD.     
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http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9002


Kerala On Linux Express Highway

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| The Linux slip-road that the state took is slowly becoming an
| express highway.
|
| [...]
|
| If we twist Napoleon's quote on China a bit, we can safely say, "Linux is a 
| sleeping giant, let it sleep, because when Linux moves the world moves!"
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16139&magid=11


http://www.pressebox.com/pressemeldungen/open-source-factory-gmbh/boxid-88461.html


Indian schools to use homebrew Debian distro

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| IT@School GNU/Linux is a customized, single-CD distribution that includes
| the applications typically required by a high school student or teacher,
| according to the project. Apart from a wide range of typical desktop
| software, it also contains educational programs such as TuxPaint,
| Ghemical, Kalzium, DrGeo, and Gcompris, school spokesperson Vimal Joseph
| told DesktopLinux.com.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8687173118.html

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