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Computer viruses slow African expansion
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| Unwin says replacing Windows with Linux would help (80% of viruses are
| written in China, where Windows dominates). The Ethiopian government has, in
| fact, made open source software central to its IT plans.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/12/ethiopia-computer-virus
They wrongly describe it as "computer viruses" and use propaganda terms
like "piracy", which is only abundant near Somalian shores.
More Linux in the Guardian yesterday:
Open-source hardware heralds greater creativity
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| We're all familiar with open-source software, such as the Apache webserver or
| the Linux OS, but in the last few years, open-source hardware projects have
| risen in popularity, including the open-source electronics platform Arduino.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/12/open-source-hardware-projects
Related:
Ethiopia: OLPC donates 5,000 laptops worth 940,000 USD
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| One laptop per child(OLPC)project and the city of Florence, Italy donate
| 5,000 personal computers to Ethiopian schools as part of the one laptop per
| child project launched by UN to help world poorest childrenâsâ knowledge
| through modern technology. Ministry of Capacity Building said.
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http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27679
Developing nations to test new $150 laptops
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| State educators in Brazil, Uruguay, Libya, Rwanda, Pakistan,
| Thailand and possibly Ethiopia and the West Bank will receive the
| first of the machines in February's pilot before a wider rollout
| to Indonesia and a handful of other countries.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070212/tc_nm/onelaptop_dc
OLPC in Ethiopia
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| Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has confirmed (last November) his
| commitment of giving 50,000 laptops to Ethiopia. The importance of the
| funding is its exemplary nature - it is model for other European countries
| and the EU itself to follow. Â
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http://olpc.tv/2008/01/20/olpc-in-ethiopia-2/
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