[plug] MEETING: 2002-09-10: Open Source Software and The Developing World.

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

Hello All,
	sorry for the late notification.  Tomorrow nights meeting will be
given by Michael J. Hunt.

The meeting begins at 19:30 in the lecture theatre at central TAFE.

Venue: Lecture Theatre TAFE CMC - 25 Aberdeen St, Perth. Use the Museum Street
e ntrance. Turn left from the foyer and then take the furthest corridor on the
lef t (closest to the Francis Street entrance - unfortunately closed after
6pm).  The Lecture Theatre should be clearly marked. If you get lost, ask
security (in the foyer).


Summary: 
"World domination. Fast" --Linus Torvalds.
                                                                                
It seems Linux is running everywhere these days. From the mainframe
right down to the PDA and everything in between. One Linux
distribution's latest release notes states that it 'supports a total of
eleven processor architectures' [1] and has been labeled the 'Universal
Operating System'. [2] You can even run it on Microsoft's Xbox !!! [3]
Just a few short years ago the mainstream media said it was only good
for use as a 'server platform'. But even now that notion appears to be
changing. Why at this very moment your corporate desktop may be under
going a metamorphose from the dark side to the light. Is it to be world
domination for Linux ??? At this stage there appears to be no way of
stopping it !!!

But what about those countries of the world that have no food, clean
water, reliable electricity, sufficient health services, decent
education  for there people ??? What
use is software for them ??? Come and find out at this weeks PLUG
meeting and hear Michael Hunt talk about such things as :-


                                                                                
The Digital Divide                                                              
 - Facts and Fallacies - Technology in the Developing World
 - Advocacy and changing peoples attitudes
 - Anecdotal accounts from an Aussie in Africa
 - Open Source and Win32 - Getting a foot in the door
 - Training and its key role in Open Source Acceptance
 - Resurrecting old technology - Anyone familiar with UUCP
 - How you can help - Projects you can get involved in
                                                                                
[1] Why of course it has to be Debian. As if you couldn't have guessed.
    See http://www.debian.org/News/2002/20020719
[2] See http://old.lwn.net/2002/0523/a/bits-from-the-dpl.php3
[2] Conditions Apply. See http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/26995.html



Hope to see you there.
-- Tony

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