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Tectonic: Linux Radio Suite Powers Independent Broadcasters

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 14, 2006

“Community radio stations in Sierra Leone and in other emerging
democracies may well soon be powered by Campcaster 1.1, free and
open source software that turns a PC running the free Linux
operating system into an essential tool for radio broadcasting.

“Campcaster 1.1, code-named ‘Freetown,’ was released last week
by developers Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF). This week members
of MDLF are in Sierra Leone providing training to community
users…”

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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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