Tactical FOSS
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| ...a non-profit in Amsterdam that calls itself the Tactical
| Technology Collective which has begun creating packages of FOSS
| specifically for non-profits. Funded by the Open Society Institute,
| Omidyar, USAID, Hivos and UNDP/APDIP, the collective aims to assist
| socially oriented organizations around the world by providing FOSS
| packages, consulting and training.
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| I still feel this sector lags behind in understanding the value
| inherent in the FOSS approach, but it should be interesting to see
| how "NGO in a Box" catches on. I believe Tactical Tech is working
| in the right market, in Africa and Asia. The entreprenurial spirit
| is very strong amongst third world non-profits, coops, communities
| and micro entreprenurs and FOSS will make a big difference in helping
| these non-profits assist with their missions and connect to a larger
| world. Africa after all is the birth place of Ubuntu.
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| The FOSS philosophy is very communal, very social and highly
| collaborative - three perspectives also promoted by the
| non-profit sector.
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| All things considered it should be an interesting future.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/tactical_foss
A Real Review of Ubuntu Christian Edition v2.0
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| Overall I think that Ubuntu Christian Edition is a good
| example of a market-specific Linux distribution. It
| includes features specific to it's focus but doesn't
| break compatibility with it's parent.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/76696/index.html
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