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Africa Source 2004 Wrap-ups

Posted by timothy on 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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  4. Famine, Civil Wars, AIDS, Dictatorships. by amigoro · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    And Open Source will solve all the problems.



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  5. How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Famine, Civil Wars, AIDS, Dictatorships. (Score:-1, Offtopic)
    by amigoro (761348) on Tuesday March 30, @05:07AM (#8712311)
    (Last Journal: Monday March 29, @06:53PM)

    And Open Source will solve all the problems.

  6. fagorZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  7. How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? (Score:-1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 30, @05:13 (#8712335) Famine, Civil Wars, AIDS, Dictatorships. (Score:-1, Offtopic) by amigoro (761348) on Tuesday March 30, @05:07AM (#8712311) (Last Journal: Monday March 29, @06:53PM) And Open Source will solve all the problems.

  8. How the fuck is that NOT MODERATED???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the fuck is that NOT MODERATED???? (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 30, @05:19 (#8712350) How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on 2004-03-30 12:16 (#8712343) How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? (Score:-1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 30, @05:13 (#8712335) Famine, Civil Wars, AIDS, Dictatorships. (Score:-1, Offtopic) by amigoro (761348) on Tuesday March 30, @05:07AM (#8712311) (Last Journal: Monday March 29, @06:53PM) And Open Source will solve all the problems.

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  11. How the fuck is that NOT MODERATED???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the fuck is that NOT MODERATED???? (Score:-1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 30, @05:28 (#8712363) How the fuck is that NOT MODERATED???? (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 30, @05:19 (#8712350) How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on 2004-03-30 12:16 (#8712343) How the fuck is that OFFTOPIC???? (Score:-1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 30, @05:13 (#8712335) Famine, Civil Wars, AIDS, Dictatorships. (Score:-1, Offtopic) by amigoro (761348) on Tuesday March 30, @05:07AM (#8712311) (Last Journal: Monday March 29, @06:53PM) And Open Source will solve all the problems.

  12. Re:Some Pointers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Except India is by definition an Indo-European country (the "indo" stands for India), the swastika is their holiest symbol, sanskrit is the precursor to languages like German and Indians are Aryan. Apart from that, I guess Indians and Africans are the same.....

  13. Minus 5, Tr0ll) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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