Hi
There is a small company that tries to support schools in some areas in SA.
Contact
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should be able to help
Peter
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Andreas Rudin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Peter
>
> Thanks a lot for this advice.
>
> I just contacted Riaan van Brakel and hope, he will be able to help Mlondi.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Andreas
>
> Peter Scheie wrote:
> > Andreas,
> > Contact Riaan van Brakel at NetDay South Africa (whom I've copied on
> this).
> > NetDay (www.netday.org.za) has been installing LTSP classrooms in SA for
> several
> > years and can probably help Mlondi out.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > Andreas Rudin wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> We have an non profit organisation in Switzerland called LINUXOLA, that
> >> prepares LTSP systems with refurbished computers and sends these to
> >> schools in different African countries.
> >>
> >> Mlondolozi Kosi (Mlondi) is a teacher in Idutywa, Eastern Cape, who is
> >> maintaining 5 of these LTSP systems in different schools in his region.
> >>
> >> The first school started with a LTSP system in 2005. The last two
> >> systems arrived last year.
> >>
> >> We just received an e-mail from Mlondi where he asks us for help, as all
> >> the systems aren't working any more and he hasn't enough knowledge in
> >> linux administration to get the systems running again.
> >>
> >> The problem is, that there is no direct internet connection in the
> >> schools, so it is very difficult to give him online support from here in
> >> Switzerland.
> >>
> >> He himself couldn't find anybody so far in Eastern Cape to help him.
> >>
> >> So, I'm now trying to find someone in South Africa, preferably living
> >> not too far from him, who would be ready to help him.
> >>
> >> Is there some from South Africa reading this list, who could help in
> >> this situation or who would know of someone else to help?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all possible tips or solutions
> >>
> >> Andreas
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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