I'm so jealous. I hope it continues to be a wonderful experience for you. On 04/03/2016 04:11 PM, Santiago Gala wrote: > I have been already 10 days here, mostly swamped with work and trying > to adapt myself to altitude. Few contacts still, but let's see. > > I posted mostly in case anyone already involved and around here would > chime in. I'm trying to make contacts, not much success yet. But if > the projects we are starting here last some time, I'm going to keep > returning. Plus we are installing soon another clinics in Djibouti and > maybe other countries in the area. > > I'm loving injera and fasting food, free of dairy protein, also fruits > that are a pleasure for my poor digestive system. I love the technical > challenges of IP networking with unstable grid and saturated routes. I > love the weather, the colors, the alphabet. I don't love so much the > beggars chasing foreigners, and the car and portable electric > generator noise and pollution. Tribute of the economic growth, the > grid in Bole comes down 2-6 times per day, and every single building > has a generator that kicks in in 20 segs and is switched off about 5 > minutes after the grid comes back. Other areas of the city are in a > much better shape... > > I saw some interest in talking about community wifi and similar > projects, though they have the same legal challenges we used to have > (telecom as a monopoly, challenges of keeping infrastructure > going...). > > Let's see what comes out of this :) > > Regards > Santiago > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts <lui...@gmail.com> wrote: >> We had a more or less vibrant community doing Swahilii, too—but it has, as >> far as I know, also declined. It’s positive cline depended upon a few. Gone, >> gravity took over. >> >> I am still in touch with some in the region. Might be feasible to re-ignite >> the spark, but my guess is that it would only be really sustainable if in >> coordination with LibreOffice/Mozilla and others who would benefit from the >> common translated strings. >> >> louis >> >>> On 31 Mar 16, at 18:12, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> Hi - >>> >>> OpenOffice has outdated translations of Amharic and Oromoo. Updating these >>> translations via pootle can be done by non coders. The AOO project is ready >>> to provide guidance as we are for any language. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Dave >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 31, 2016, at 1:41 PM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> If you happen to find a vibrant Apache community in Addis, or, indeed, >>>> any passion for open source in general, I would really like to see a few >>>> blog posts come out of that. I guess you know of my interest in Africa, >>>> and my impression is that Microsoft has a pretty strong grip on most >>>> computing across Africa. I always love to see good open source stories >>>> come out of Africa, and I don't think I've ever heard any out of Ethiopia. >>>> >>>> --Rich >>>> >>>>> On 03/31/2016 04:27 PM, Santiago Gala wrote: >>>>> Hi, I'm spending one month in Addis for a medical imaging project, and I >>>>> wonder if there is people interested in Apache projects around here... >>>>> >>>>> I'm a long timer Apache member and, while I'm not currently deeply >>>>> involved >>>>> in any project, I know well the issues of community development and quite >>>>> a >>>>> bit of a few of the technologies in use at the Apache communities. >>>>> >>>>> So drop a line if you are for a cafe talk or something more formal. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Santiag >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen >>>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon >>> >>
-- Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
