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[News] South Africa GNU/Linux Distribution on Its Way (Kongoni)

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Kongoni GNU/Linux 1.12.2 alpha released 

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| South Africa’s newest GNU/Linux distribution, Kongoni, yesterday released its 
| first alpha release for the upcoming 1.12.2 release. Kongoni - the Shona word 
| for Gnu - is a desktop-focused distribution with significant inspiration from 
| BSD-Unix systems. Codenamed Sophocles, Kongoni 1.12.2 is based on Slackware 
| 12.2 with the latest upstream patches and also features KDE 4.2.2 as well as 
| the latest stable releases of most common desktop applications such as 
| OpenOffice.org.      
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4765


Related:

CSIR to switch 2300 users to Ubuntu Linux

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| Parastal CSIR, South Africa’s national science and technology research
| organisation, is readying to switch most of its more than 2300 staff to using
| Ubuntu Linux as their default desktop
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2448


Government, NGOs 'turning to Linux'

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| "It's extremely easy - basically anyone can install Linux now."
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| Organisations such as the Shuttleworth Foundation, which help provide
| computers to underprivileged schools, use Linux instead of Windows to cut
| costs.
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http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=4366559
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