gn3d Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 This Documentary shows the Benefits of Free and Open Source Software for development countries.The crew of independent producers who made the film went to nearly a dozen countries around the world to see how the adoption of FOSS presents opportunities for industry and capacity development, software piracy reduction, and localization and customization for diverse cultural and development needs.Stories from The Codebreakers include computer and Internet access for school children in Africa, reaching the poor in Brazil, tortoise breeding programmes in the Galapagos, connecting villages in Spain, and disaster management in Sri Lanka. The documentary also includes interviews from key figures around the world.This Video was produced by the Asia Pasific Development information Programme.The Video is availible under a free creative commons attribution 2.5 License.Fullscreen: http://67.55.49.220/backup/Linux.htmlStream: http://blip.tv/file/388239/http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdochttp://www.tveap.org/news/0608foss.htmlLinux.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Interesting documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarthy © ® ™ Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Very good and informative :D ThanX 4 sharing :)I also enjoyed "LINUX The Rise Revolution OS (2001)" - The story of how it all happened (M$/Apple/Linux) - A great film for anyone interested in computing :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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