Africa Source 2004 Wrap-ups · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by timothy on Monday March 29, 2004 @10:02PM from the no-need-for-windows dept.

Douglas Hunter writes "Africa Source 2004 has wrapped up and the last of the stragglers have packed their bags and headed home. Africa Source 2004 was a gathering of pan-African Free and Open Source software developers held in Okahandja, Namibia. Organized by Tactical Tech, All Africa and Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), Africa Source was a mixture of structured and semi-structured discussions with loads of good 'ole hacking thrown in to boot. With workshops ranging from i18n to wireless hacks to running a MOSIX cluster, there were plenty of hands-on sessions for folks to attend. The first ever Kiswahili spell checker was developed and released during the conference, a testament to the activity of those involved. For more information about Africa Source 2004, visit one of the blogs."

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Those darn kids... by JohnGrahamCumming · 2004-03-29 23:15 · Score: 4, Funny

Damn you and your Open Source Kiswahili spell checker. Five years ago I poured my entire life savings into secretly building just such a spell checker. It was due to be released tomorrow and I was set to make my fortune by selling a copy to each of the 50 million Kiswahili speakers for $100.

Damn you Open Source scoundrels!

John.