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____/ JEDIDIAH on Monday 03 May 2010 17:51 : \____
> On 2010-04-29, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> The Linux-Vendor Factors- Part of the FOSS adoption problems in Africa
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>>| Unlike Windows, Linux is a heavily networked
>>| OS where one needs internet connection to do
>>| things like application installation. This
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> This is not a mandatory feature.
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> The relevant packages can be from anywhere.
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>>| very factor is one of the greatest deterrents
>>| to the use of Linux here. How do you get
>>| people to use it when they have no reliable
>>| and affordable internet connection?
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> Do it the old fashioned way: with disks.
>
> [deletia]
Mark Shuttleworth has deployed "freedom toasters" (burners)
in Africa. The CDs can be shared once they are produced.
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