Radio goes the open source route
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| The latest version of Campcaster was launched in Freetown
| A new generation of broadcasters are to join the world's airwaves
| after the launch of open-source software which allows people to
| run a radio station from a single computer for free.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6241923.stm
Free open source software has played a similar role in the rise of blogs,
which managed to bring citizen journalism, rather than government- or
corporation-backed media outlets.
Related:
Linux radio suite powers independent broadcasters
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| Community radio stations in Sierra Leone and in other emerging
| democracies may well soon be powered by Campcaster 1.1, free and
| open source software that turns a PC running the free Linux
| operating system into an essential tool for radio broadcasting.
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| MDLF's Douglas Arellanes says Campcaster 1.1 was built with
| conditions in difficult environments such as Sierra Leone in
| mind. It provides very stable playout and, because it runs on
| Linux, there are fewer problems with viruses, spyware and malware.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1314
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