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Linux-Announce Digest #436
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Fri Jun 6 16:13:07 2003
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Linux-Announce Digest #436, Volume #4 Fri, 6 Jun 2003 16:13:04 EDT
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FLOSS... and the digital divide ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: FLOSS... and the digital divide
Date: 6 Jun 2003 19:55:05 GMT
"DOES FLOSS (Free/Libre and Opne Source Software) offer developing
countries any significant alternative in addressing crucial
problems, such as the alleviation of poverty, the democratization
of society, the reduction of literacy, confilict reduction, access
to knowledge, dealing with natural calamities and other
emergencies, etc? Does FLOSS have the potential to help bridge
the digital divide?
"In our view, the answer to most of the above questions is
a definite YES, but without attributing some magic-wand status
to any technology, especially Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT), including FLOSS."
-- Niranjan Rajani, in the introduction to his study
'Free as in Education: Significance of Free/Libre
and Open Source Software for Developing Countries'
For details contact
niranjan dot rajani at maailma dot net
(online versions available)
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