Hi all, This is a great news for NepaLinux and the FOSS movement as a whole in Nepal.
Hope NepaLinux would be able to get into top three when the final result is announced in September. Cheers, Subir On 8/14/07, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Karel Novotny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 14-Aug-2007 02:30 > Subject: [APC Forum] Announcing the finalists of the APC Cris Nicol > FOSS Prize 2007 / Anuncio de los y las finalistas para el premio Chris > Nicol de software libre 2007 de APC / Annonce des finalistes du prix > APC de logiciel libre Chris Nicol 2007 > To: APC Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, APC team > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, APC FOSS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Español abajo > Le texte français est en dessous > > > =============================================================== > ANNOUNCING THE FINALISTS OF THE APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE 2007 > Recognising initiatives that are making it easy for people to start > using free and open source software (FOSS) > =============================================================== > > In September,APC will award the $4,000 USD prize to up to three of the > outstanding initiatives mentioned below. > > Theseven Chris Nicol FOSS Prize finalists in 2007 currently under > consideration by an international jury of experts are: > > -Extramadura's Technological Literacy and Free Software Plan, Spain > -Free Geek, USA > -Gleducar, Argentina > -KLDP, South Korea > -MetaReciclagem, Brazil > -NepaLinux, Nepal > -Saregune, Spain > > > You can find out more about these inspiring projects in English and > Spanish on > > http://www.apc.org/english/chrisnicol/ > > For interviews, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS (APC) > http://www.apc.org > The Association for Progressive Communications is an international > network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and > supporting groups and individuals through the strategic use of > information and communication technologies, especially > internettechnologies. > > ABOUT THE CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE > Nowadays, more and more free software applications are being developed > and many of them are more reliable than proprietary software. But FOSS > is not a magical 'no cost' alternative to costly software. A lot of > effort is still needed if everyday users in community and civil society > organisations are to start using FOSS en masse. The Chris Nicol FOSS > Prize finalists are meeting this need by providing software adapted to > local needs, training, documentation, networking opportunities and > promoting the use and knowledge of FOSS. > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------- > Karel Novotny > Knowledge Sharing Projects Coordinator > APC - The Association for Progressive Communications > La Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.apc.org > tel: + 420 605 243 246 (GMT + 2) > ---------------------------------------------------- > Online Monday - Wednesday/en línea lunes - miércoles > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > ======================================= > APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and > institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with > APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, > equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information > and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and > create more > democratic and egalitarian societies. > > _______________________________________________ > apc.forum mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum > > > -- > Frederick Noronha Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > P: +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 > Yahoo: fredericknoronha Skype: fredericknoronha GTalk: fredericknoronha > 784, Sonarbhat, Near Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
