Localizing linux could be great in Africa, people could learn to use computers in their native language. And would help educate both young and old people, not only on the use of computers but their education overall. Linux and computers can help very quickly close the educational and technological gap between the rest of the world and Africa.
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Reinier Battenberg < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ask google, they would only hire a manage local manager, if they thought > there > was profit. > > > On Tuesday 04 March 2008 15:53:29 Wire James wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-03-03 at 18:22 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > > > > > So, should Uganda push for the use of more Swahili, in order to > protect > its > > > online economy? > > > > > > > Per Capita matters here too. How much are you going to earn from an > > economy where over 70% have hardly interacted with the internet and earn > > less than US$ 5 a day? This is even before you talk about literacy..... > > > > Wire > > > > > > > > -- > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > +256 782 801 749 > www.mountbatten.net > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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