Monday, July 11, 2005
Meraka Institute - Wireless Africa
Meraka Institute - Wireless Africa: "Small, self-constructed antennas made from locally available material and connected to a low-cost WiFi card plugged into a computer. The innovative “home-brew” antenna, which uses a coffee tin and a section of bicycle spoke soldered into a special connector, can connect to anther point with a similar antenna 10km away. This allows local connectivity comparable to that of commercially available antennas."
Meraka Institute - Digital Doorway
Meraka Institute - Digital Doorway: "MIE differs fundamentally from other ICT provision interventions in that it holds that everyone has the inherent cognitive ability to teach themselves, provided computers can be made easily accessible to potential learners and an environment can be created in which they can learn through experimenting."
The "hole in the wall project" in India has showed that children in the slum learn by themselves to browse with a computer within 24 hours without any adult intervention.
The "hole in the wall project" in India has showed that children in the slum learn by themselves to browse with a computer within 24 hours without any adult intervention.
TECTONIC: Scientists go back to school to learn about free software
TECTONIC: Scientists go back to school to learn about free software: "Our aim is for Africa to become a respected and sought-after source of contributors to free and open source software, and a living example of extreme progress on account of the associated culture of collaboration and sharing for the common good.'"
Sunday, July 10, 2005
PCWorld.com - Computing Without Windows
PCWorld.com - Computing Without Windows: "You don't have to run Microsoft's omnipresent OS--it just seems that way. What's in it for you if you try an alternative?"
Teknoseier til forbrukerne- Aftenposten.no
Teknoseier til forbrukerne- Aftenposten.no: "SAKEN GRIPER RETT INN i en av v�r tids vanskeligste - og vesentligste - teknopolitiske saker. Det handler om hvem skal ha retten til grunnleggende programvare som med tiden vil brukes av verdens befolkning p�daglig basis."
Friday, July 08, 2005
Shuttleworth, Canonical launch US$10m Ubuntu Foundation
Tectonic -- Linux and open source news: "'It's important for us to distinguish the philanthropic and non-commercial work that is at the heart of the Ubuntu project, from the commercial support and certification programs that are the focus of Canonical,' said Mark Shuttleworth, who is founder of the project and is making the initial $10m commitment to the Foundation. "
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Opera and Trolltech Enter Strategic Partnership: New ZTE Smartphone Built on Qtopia/Linux Platform with Opera Web Browser
Opera and Trolltech Enter Strategic Partnership: New ZTE Smartphone Built on Qtopia/Linux Platform with Opera Web Browser: "Opera and Trolltech Enter Strategic Partnership: New ZTE Smartphone Built on Qtopia/Linux Platform with Opera Web Browser"
Eyeing an Opening for Open-Source - Computerworld
Eyeing an Opening for Open-Source - Computerworld: "But on one recent Monday, I snapped to attention when my boss, the IT chief for our agency, said that he had informed the agency's administrator that we would be going the open-source route on a number of fronts to increase efficiency, productivity and cost savings."
Author of Linux Patent Study Says Ballmer Got It Wrong
Author of Linux Patent Study Says Ballmer Got It Wrong: "'Consider this—not a single open-source software program has ever been sued for patent infringement, much less been found to infringe. On the contrary, proprietary software, like Windows, is sued and found guilty of patent infringement quite frequently.'"
Author of Linux Patent Study Says Ballmer Got It Wrong
Author of Linux Patent Study Says Ballmer Got It Wrong: "'Microsoft is up to its usual FUD [fear, uncertainty and doubt],' said Dan Ravicher, author of the study Microsoft cites, who is an attorney and executive director of PUBPAT (the Public Patent Foundation)."
EU Rejects Controversial Software Patents Proposal
EU Rejects Controversial Software Patents Proposal: "Florian Mueller, a software developer and one of the most outspoken campaigners against the directive, said the rejection was a relief. 'What I'm most angry about is the fact that the Commission and most country governments lied to the people of Europe about the purpose of this directive,' he told eWEEK.com."
Unfortunately, the EU-politicians and EU-buraucrats LIES to their own people, just like BUSH LIES about weapon of mass destruction. I would go so far as to say that EU has become a banana republic just like the USA, who support creationism and anti-homosexual propaganda for little school children to dumb down people.
Unfortunately, the EU-politicians and EU-buraucrats LIES to their own people, just like BUSH LIES about weapon of mass destruction. I would go so far as to say that EU has become a banana republic just like the USA, who support creationism and anti-homosexual propaganda for little school children to dumb down people.
Software patent directive rejected - ZDNet UK News
Software patent directive rejected - ZDNet UK News: "'This result clearly shows that thorough analysis, genuinely concerned citizens and factual information have more impact than free ice-cream, boatloads of hired lobbyists and outsourcing threats,' said Jonas Maebe, a spokesman for the FFII."
HURRA! HURRA! HURRA!
This is not only important for the economic growth that will benefit the citizens of Europe, it is of extreme importance for the DEVELOPING WORLD so they can build up their own knowledge societies without beeing a colony. The world is indebted to the FFII and Free Software Foundation and thousands or millions of other people struggeling for freedom in the knowledge era!
HURRA! HURRA! HURRA!
This is not only important for the economic growth that will benefit the citizens of Europe, it is of extreme importance for the DEVELOPING WORLD so they can build up their own knowledge societies without beeing a colony. The world is indebted to the FFII and Free Software Foundation and thousands or millions of other people struggeling for freedom in the knowledge era!
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
FT.com / World - EU parliament set to drop software directive
FT.com / World - EU parliament set to drop software directive: "The European parliament is on Wednesday expected to strike down plans for a controversial new patent regime for the software industry, a move that would draw a line under one of the most bitterly fought legislative projects in recent European Union history."
Vienna starts desktop Linux migration - ZDNet UK News
Vienna starts desktop Linux migration - ZDNet UK News: "The Austrian capital city of Vienna kicked off its soft migration to open source software on the desktop on Tuesday.
Vienna town councillor Rudi Schicker presented the city's bespoke Linux distribution, known as Wienux, at a press conference."
Vienna town councillor Rudi Schicker presented the city's bespoke Linux distribution, known as Wienux, at a press conference."
Monday, July 04, 2005
Open bibliographic and cataloging standards and software
Open bibliographic and cataloging standards and software: "With the proliferation of robust and powerful open source software, the Internet, and standardization on XML data formats, there are unprecedented opportunities for the collection and management of information. Given the greatly increased access to information in the Internet era, metadata — in essence, information about information — becomes all the more essential. For scholars and researchers, among the most essential metadata is bibliographic. Being able to reliably store, find, use and communicate bibliographic data is a basic need of academic research. And yet the state of bibliographic software is largely stuck in the 1980s."
This was written in april 2004, and a lot has happened since then. Hopefully the OpenOffice 3.0 will have the right bibliographical tool.
This was written in april 2004, and a lot has happened since then. Hopefully the OpenOffice 3.0 will have the right bibliographical tool.
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