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SA corporates embracing open source, SaaS
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33601:sa-corporates-embracing-open-source-saas&catid=69&Itemid=58
Software Institute for Omaruru
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| CAN, a Usakos-based organisation, says its
| objective of establishing what would be
| called the Namibia Open Source Software
| Institute (NOSSI) in Omaruru, Erongo Region,
| during the course of this year, is to promote
| the use of free and open source software,
| which it strongly feels would benefit the
| country.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201005280589.html
Can open source liberate Africa?
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| Because open source gives you equal rights
| with other software developers, it can be
| used effectively to localize software in
| small language groups, such as those found
| across Africa. And the applications can be
| deployed using technology that is already in
| place, so the results are truly independent.
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http://news.myjoyonline.com/technology/201006/47027.asp
Computer Aid Namibia to set up FOSS institute
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| Computer Aid Namibia has unveiled plans to
| establish a free and open source software
| institute in Omaruru. The new institute will
| be known as the Namibia Open Source Software
| Institute (NOSSI) and will promote the use of
| free and open source software in the country.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/2010/06/computer-aid-namibia-to-set-up-foss-institute/
SAâs newest open source geek mag launches
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| South African (and global) geeks now have a
| new magazine to keep themselves entertained
| with. The first issue of The SA Geek magazine
| was launched today.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/2010/06/sas-newest-geek-mag-launches/
Recent:
Open source marks a new era for African independence
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| This year marks the 50th anniversary of 17
| African states gaining independence.
|
| Now, a wave of homegrown programmers,
| developers and software makers claim to be
| heralding a new era of African
| independence.
|
| Earlier this month, the Idlelo conference,
| organised by the Free Software and Open
| Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA),
| brought together the continent's cleverest
| coding minds at Accra, in Ghana, to discuss
| new software opportunities in Africa.
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| Unlike the bigger, foreign developers - who
| have mainly targeted the urban markets -
| the coders at this event looked at how to
| reach the rural, relatively poorer
| communities of Africa.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8711264.stm
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