On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Vickram Crishna <[email protected]> wrote:
> Also, over and above the links Sajan has quoted, there is an IITD based > development under way (led by Aaditeshwar Seth) for a complete integrated > FOSS radio station operating system. Whatever we understand by 'complete', > of course. I think it is called Gyaanvani. The software is called 'GRINS <http://gramvaani.org/news/software/>' (Gramin Radio Inter Networking System (GRINS) v0.1) and Aadi's agency is called 'Gram Vaani' (www.gramvaani.org) . They tested it out recently in 'Radio Bundelkhand', a community radio station in Orchha, near Jhansi. Incidentally, I find the idea that geeky things are beyond rural > understanding rather discriminatory, if not downright snobbish. I thought you might say that. Snobbishness apart, geeky things are difficult in rural areas, not because they are beyond rural understanding, but because they really don't have the time or energy to expend on such things. By and large, rural CR stations run on shoe-string budgets (the staff at 'Namma Dhwani' in Budikote told me a couple of years ago that they managed on Rs.15,000 a month, though this must be singularly low even by CR standards) and practically all the 'staff' hold other jobs to make a living. That doesn't leave them much time to wrestle with technology, and I am not sure they'd get much tech support in places like Pastapur and Garhwah. Maybe if they had a substantial FOSS environment, like in Kerala, it might work. Good point about the snobbishness, though. Sajan Please note that the T&C for obtaining a CR license are so onerous that only > places reasonably well served by money and electricity can get through the > licensing process. > >> >> -- > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > >
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