From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 9 20:04:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A913716A420 for ; Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:04:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A15443D55 for ; Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:04:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.5/8.13.5/Debian-3) with ESMTP id k29K4ITd014258 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:04:19 +0200 Received: from flame.pc (flame [127.0.0.1]) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k29K49at001921; Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:04:09 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k29K48pp001920; Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:04:08 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:04:08 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Kristian Vaaf Message-ID: <20060309200408.GC1842@flame.pc> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060308211347.02261468@broadpark.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060308211347.02261468@broadpark.no> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.478, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.92, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Open Source and 3rd world countries X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:04:37 -0000 On 2006-03-09 20:19, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > > Hey! > > I'm writing this thesis on the benefits of integrating > open source software into third world countries to boost > their economies and the knowledge of their people. > > I will also write about a detailed scenario, where, ofcourse, > FreeBSD plays the lead role. > > However I can't find all that much information on Google. > I think the material I'm looking for doesn't exist as articles > on websites but rather documents. > > Would anyone mind giving me a few pointers? I guess living in a third-world country for a couple of years is going to be invaluable, but then again that takes a hell of a lot of time :( What sort of pointers are you looking for?