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Linux Comes To Afghanistan

Posted by timothy on from the start-the-needle-swinging dept.

gaurab writes "For the first time, 11 people were trained in Linux in Kabul. This training was supported by UNDP as a broader program to build capacity in use of computer technologies. The press release and some info is available at UNDP Afghanistan Website. It was reported on NewsForge today, and was picked up by the Washington Post few days ago. Some discussion also happend on the South Asia Mailing List."

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  1. Linux perfect for further development.. Iraq also? by Groote+Ka · · Score: 4, Interesting
    IMHO, this is a good start. Not only from a cost point of view it's a good idea to provide third world countries with Linux. The learning effect of tinkering with the (open) source provides a wonderful learning opportunity for the folks out there.

    Next question is what is going to happen in Iraq. Will Linux be distributed or have closed source software giants learned from this part of development and are the now lobbying with 'The Authority' to have Windows deployed all over Iraq?

  2. Re:Afghanistan is not a primitive country.... by broeman · · Score: 3, Interesting

    and because of this, Afghanistan is only about 40% of the original country. The areas the Sovjet Union conquered (I can't spell!) became other "stans": Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, that indeed where under Sovjet rule until the creation of the Rusian Federation (which I think they are not member of). Afghanistan had (and probably still have) a high culture, which was developed before the CIA vs. KGB coldwar. Their connection to Pakistan today is not to forget either, and many (really many) afghan emigrants around the world are quite high educated.

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    (yes this can be compared with sex)
  3. It's a good start... by jromz03 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ... for them to learn IT and what better way than through Linux. Maybe in the future we will see Afgani people posting here on /.


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