On 29.09.2017 18:18, Bjoern Schiessle wrote: > Hi all, > > in October I will give a talk about how Free Software can help to > export wealth and knowledge to development country in order to empower > them. > > For this I'm looking for some good examples. In the past there was the > "One Laptop per Child" initiative. But I don't know how active they > are today, didn't heard a lot about it for a long time. > > Then I remember a example where a small region wanted to have programs > translated to their native (traditional) language but because it was a > tiny market proprietary software vendors refused to provide translation > so they started using GNU/Linux where they could add the translation by > them self. I'm no longer sure about the region, I think it was > somewhere in Spain. Does someone here remember/know it? > > Do you have any other examples where Free Software was used in > education or economy to grow a region/country? > > Thanks! > Björn > >
I know that FreedomBox (https://freedombox.org) has been used to connect villages in India. Maybe ask on #freedombox about details.
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