[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“Linux and GNU are not just popular in the Americas; Africa,
Europe, and Asia have all caught on to the Linux fever. For the
last ten years, Africa has been the host of a biennial Free
Software conference known as IDLELO 5. IDLELO 5 stands for ?the 5th
African Conference on FOSS and the Digital Commons?. The conference
will take place in Abuja, Nigeria from March 19-23, 2012. The
conference will be chaired by Nigeria?s Minister of Communication
Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson.“So what exactly is IDLELO? IDLELO is a ten year old initiative
of the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa that
aims to bring Free Software users and advocates from all around the
world together. There will be classes, tutorials, awards,
networking, demos, and presentations that will foster more growth
in Free Software and Open Source. IDLELO has been held in Africa
every 2 years since 2002. Cape Town, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya;
Dakar, Senegal; and Accra, Ghana hosted events 1 through 4
respectively. The name Idlelo comes from a South word that means a
?common grazing ground?. I wish this conference the greatest of
success. It is wonderful to see the Free Software principles spread
onto the African continent.”