[Fsf-friends] FLOSS... and the digital divide

Frederick Noronha (FN) fred@bytesforall.org
Sat Jun 7 00:22:29 IST 2003


	"DOES FLOSS (Free/Libre and Opne Source Software) offer developing
	countries any significant alternative in addressing crucial 
	problems, such as the alleviation of poverty, the democratization
	of society, the reduction of literacy, confilict reduction, access
	to knowledge, dealing with natural calamities and other
	emergencies, etc? Does FLOSS have the potential to help bridge
	the digital divide?

	"In our view, the answer to most of the above questions is
	a definite YES, but without attributing some magic-wand status
	to any technology, especially Information and Communication
	Technologies (ICT), including FLOSS."

		-- Niranjan Rajani, in the introduction to his study
		   'Free as in Education: Significance of Free/Libre
		   and Open Source Software for Developing Countries'
		   For details contact 
		   niranjan dot rajani at maailma dot net
		   (online versions available)

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