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

[Shayne O'Neill]

Hey this sounds interesting. Would it be ok (I've only just signed up
myself) If I fwd this to a few ppl I know around campus. This sounds kinda
interesting. (I was involved many years back in a little project porting
apps to minix which we saw as a good platform for like , recycling XT's
and the like for use as servers in 3rd world countries).

Cheers, Shayne.


On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima wrote:

> 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
>
>    Jan 22-25 2003           Linux.Conf.AU            http://linux.conf.au/
> 		  The Australian Linux Technical Conference!
>
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