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IT Manager’s Journal: Idlelo2 FOSS Conference in Kenya

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 27, 2006

ITMJ: How did this conference got started, and
who’s involved in organizing it?

Aineruhanga: ‘Idlelo’ is a Zulu word for a
common grazing ground. The first Idlelo conference, held in 2004 in
Cape Town, South Africa, was organized by the Free Software and
Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), the African Virtual
Open Initiatives and Resources Project at the University of the
Western Cape, and UNECA. That conference focused on the status and
prospects of free software, open source, and open content in
Africa…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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