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Impi Linux and The Shuttleworth Foundation to Host a Combined Exhibition at LinuxWorld 2006
Administrator Thu Mar 29 14:49:55 SAST 2007
Impi Linux and The Shuttleworth Foundation have announced a combined exhibition of several related initiatives; these include the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), Freedom Toaster, tuXlabs and Impi Linux itself. The exhibition will be co-hosted at LinuxWorld, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 16 to 19 May, co-located with Equip and Futurex.
Says tuXlab project manager, Hilton Theunissen, "These four initiatives will be flying the banner of the Shuttleworth Foundation at LinuxWorld. We share a common message surrounding the promotion of Linux and open source software and want to bring this to the public as a united front."
Freedom Toaster in the Stockholm challenge
Administrator Thu Mar 29 14:47:48 SAST 2007
The Freedom Toaster project has been invited to the prestigious Stockholm Challenge awards for IT projects in 2006. The Toaster is one of the projects selected globally for the finals of the challenge taking place from 8 to 11 May in Stockholm, Sweden.
“This is the world’s most prestigious award for IT projects,” enthuses Jason Hudson, founder of the Freedom Toaster project.
Freedom toaster to allow user uploads
Administrator Thu Mar 29 14:45:31 SAST 2007
Originally published on tectonic
The Shuttleworth Foundation's Freedom Toasters are set to receive a content-sharing upgrade, which will be music to some users' ears.
Up until now, Freedom Toasters have essentially been open source software vending machines – enabling users to burn open source software and content onto CDs and DVDs. Lead developer, Jason Hudson, says they now want to encourage a two-way flow of information through the project.
"We're now enabling the Freedom Toaster to allow for the upload of information from users," says Hudson. "We're looking at having USB slots available, so that [users] can either plug in their iPod, or USB key, or any sort of storage device that the Linux system can read," says Hudson.
A Toast to Creativity
Administrator Thu Mar 29 14:43:13 SAST 2007
In adapting to the needs of the community it serves, the Freedom Toaster project now aims to deliver even more open creative content including music, literature and Linux and open source documentation.
The Freedom Toaster Travels to Tunisia for WSIS
Administrator Thu Mar 29 14:37:47 SAST 2007
The World Summit on Information Society’s (WSIS) Tunisian leg hosted the ICT 4 ALL exhibition between the 15th and 19th of November, 2005. The aim of the exhibition was to enrich the political core of the Summit by dealing with the people-centered development dimension of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) through a lively exhibition and partnership area with interactive workshops.
Future Plans for the Freedom Toaster Unveiled
Administrator Thu Mar 29 14:34:33 SAST 2007
The Freedom Toaster is constantly being improved, updated and maintained by its developers and committed members of the open source development community. As news of the Toaster spreads and the existing units see more time spent in public, lessons are learned and the requirements that become apparent are incorporated into its development.
Toast to open source
Administrator Fri Mar 23 16:15:44 SAST 2007
On Wednesday, May 17, 2006, Sun's Open Source Community is building a Freedom Toaster for Khayelitsha township in South Africa.
Sun is donating three Sun Ultra(TM) 20 Workstations powered by AMD Opteron(TM) processors to power a Freedom Toasters for Khayelitsha and other locations in South Africa.
How to Build Your Own Freedom Toaster at iSummit '06
Administrator Fri Mar 23 13:20:56 SAST 2007
The Freedom Toaster will be visiting the iCommons Summit being held in Rio de Janeiro from 23 to 25 June 2006. Incubated by Creative Commons, the summit organisation aims to bring together pioneers in the fields of free and open source software, open access, open content and open science in a creative and co-operative environment. A workshop will be held during the summit that will educate attendees in creating their own Freedom Toaster and managing content for it.