Free software gets a new home in East Africa

Posted by dave on Jun 22, 2004 8:30 AM EDT
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The free and open source software (Foss) community has got a new home in East Africa. A recent venture between Linux Solutions, the International Institute of Communication and Development and Uganda Martyrs University has led to the formation of the East African Centre for Open Source Software (EACOSS). Wire Lunghabo James, managing director of Linux Solutions, says EACOSS intends offering FOSS training for the "growing army of ICT professionals in the region". The center is initially focused on developing these skills in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

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