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On 27th September Lecturers, Administrators, IT staff
and students will participate in the launch of the Winneba
Linux Users Group or WILUG for short. A core
of 15 students is now invovled in forming WILUG.
Freebies: Event will
include banners, t-shirts, posters, CDs for distribution
and minimal local organisational support for transportation,
radio air-time, etc.
VIPs: The VC or UEWB will give a short
address just to give you-the visitors including D.G.
KACE who is already scheduled to speak- the chance to
tell us what we are willing to hear.
About WILUG: WILUG is the third tertiary
Linex User Group in Ghana. Because of its location at
the University of Education Winneba Ghana, teachers
when they graduate from the University can take Linux
to the rest of the country. Free and Open Source Software
is the option. WILUG is designed to promote training
and education about the superior performance of FLOSS
and Linux Software as compared to proprietary platforms.
We believe that widespread application of Open Source
software will not only reduce costs for ICT (which is
a major consideration particularly in developing countries)
deployment but aslo promote more reliable systems that
can do more with less. Therefore we believe that the
promotion of Linux along with open source will lead
to more effectiveness in reducing the digital divide.
Thin Client Demonstration: In conjunction
with Maxwell Amuzu of Linux Africa User Group (LAUG),
we are preparing between 4-5 computers for the Thin
Client demonstration. Thin client machines cost little
while having much of the function of normal PCs. Thin
clients are one tool which if applied properly can enable
us to bridge the digital divide.
More Information: Download
detailed programme which includes speaker and topics.
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Event Info:
Date:Tuesday 27th of September
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Venue: ICT Centre,Library Complex,
Univ. of Education,Winneba (South Campus)
Media coverage: Will include radion
station KACE
Contact Person: Kafui
Prebbie Administrator UEWG ICT Center and Director
OVF Ghana
WILUG Links:
Report on UEWG Software Freedom Day Event on Sept 10
Program
on WILUG Launch on the 27th
Overview
of WILUG
FLOSS/Linux Links
Linux Software Downloads
Try
Linux without Install
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