[SGVLUG] ndiyo

[matti]

Hi,

News.com had an interesting article about
a conference www.futureinreview.com

I noticed an interesting session:

"Ndiyo in Africa: Beyond PCs": A conversation with Quentin
Stafford-Fraser, Executive Director, Ndiyo; hosted by Tom Rabon,
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Red Hat Inc.

from the news.com article

"High on the agenda this year will be the ongoing debate about
supplying technology to developing nations. Quentin Stafford-Fraser,
the executive director of Ndiyo, will present the project's plan for
connecting villages in Africa through very inexpensive Linux thin
clients, rather than using the low-cost PC model proposed by companies
like Intel and AMD, as well as organizations like One Laptop Per Child.

"What's not smart is that someone who makes a dollar a year will spend
a hundred dollars on something that can be stolen or broken," Anderson
said. Dumb, inexpensive devices like mobile phones that can be easily
replaced and connected to a more powerful server might be a better way
to get billions of the world's poor online, he said."

http://news.com.com/Tech+luminaries+swap+ideas+on+the+future/2100-1008_3-6071909.html

here's the summary:
http://www.ndiyo.org/intro/summary

Remember, PLEASE help promote the various
lugs by encouraging people to join us
at the meetings. (www.lalugs.org)

thanks!
matti


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