There will be no standardization of the telecenter movement because communities are not standardized in their needs and ability to provide and support.
At first bite, this might well be true. However, "standardization" should be one of the metrics for consideration when setting up the "public" (computer) space. Why? Because one goal, I say, is to replicate success -- and maybe that's by having much the same ovens and fridges, leaving what is delivered from the kitchen up to the local chefs.
But when the oven breaks, or replacements are needed, help comes easier, quicker and almost always, cheaper if lots of other people are using the same equipment.
(And let's hope it's not Microsoft!) _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
