FREEDOM TOASTER – make sure you get your slice
Thanks as always to one of our most loyal and on the mark Representers ‘Stoffel’ for his juicy bits that he sends us on nearly a daily basis… Check out this brilliant initiative, from the generous Shuttleworth Foundation – The FREEDOM TOASTER project – they’re making open source software available to all South Africans through their innov…
ative FREEDOM TOASTERS – ‘conveniently located, self-contained ‘Bring ‘n Burn’ facilities that provide free OPEN SOURCE software downloads to anyone that feels like a piece of toast…
All you have to do is insert your blank disks and make copies of the free software so you can empower yourself and your computer without spending a fortune on the big boy software like Windows and Apple whose tight grip on the market is a hard one to negotiate. Click here to go to the site.
Here’s the basics:
What is the Freedom Toaster
The Freedom Toaster is a conveniently located, self-contained ‘Bring ‘n Burn’ facility, where users bring their own blank discs and make copies of the open source software they require.
What is the Freedom ToasterThe Freedom Toaster is a conveniently located, self-contained ‘Bring ‘n Burn’ facility, where users bring their own blank discs and make copies of the open source software they require.But why do we need this?
The Freedom Toaster project began as a means of overcoming the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software due to the restrictive telecommunications environment in South Africa, where the easy downloading of large pieces of software is just not possible.
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