AFRICA ABONG LINUX

LINUX USER GROUP IN BAMENDA

SOLIDARITY PROJECT FOR CAMEROON

Linux in Bamenda

tuesdsay 12.6.2007

first meeting
Agenda of the meeting

The meeting took place at camgis 4th flour commercial avennue at 1:30pm, the cordinator of the meeting was Michel . Chanceline , David , Godwin , Mourice , Isaac ,Michael attended the meeting,Michel explain that the idea is to make a group to promot open source software in cameroon ,and he says there is already a group in kumbo , he has been there he had a very good impression , he says it is not only technically but for solidarity. He asked the participant to say what they want and very brive. He say in Afica , the people can use this technology to developed themselves. The participant said they would need a centre were they can make courses , They say they need infrastructure and a net work to show to the people how it is working , they say they can also go in schools to teach this open source software . They insisted on regular meetings and even to formed something like an organisation ,in this meeting he advice the people to invite more people for the next meeting which was to take place on saturday 16.6.2007, it was agreed in this meeting that michel and micheal would make a presentation on open source software for the next meeting , it was also agreed that we need sustainability to promot the soft ware in bamenda and other areas of cameroon ,it was also agreed that if we formed the group each person should be hard working and have a desktop at home on which linux is install so that we can use it . Little chidren are happy working with linux from the experience of linux users than adult , it was agreed that in the next meeting we should write a letter to south Africa for a LInux cd for free.Furthermore it was agreed that in the next meeting Michel will bring a laptop with edubuntu install in it and if somebody has his or her computer , the person can bring it so that linux can be install in it .Michel made a closing remark while explaining about wireless to the group and how it works.
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saturday 16.6.2007

second meeting

-Presentation of linux by michael

MICHEAL made a presentation and he talk of open source software linux, he give the reason why many cameroonian do not know linux up to this moment. he talks about source code, about unix programs which were bought and had and still have liciences, a problem with unix was: it was very expensive and was only used in the university, so many people could not afford. at first computer were use by scienties and engineers and around 1998 many people needed computers in their homes so the father of a boy called linus towald bougth him a computer and so he just went on the internet, begin to make programs and advitised them on internet. more and more people became interested. so it was the begining of open source movement

ADVANTAGES OF LINUX linux is cheap linux is more powerful but people do not know the advantages companies need suport linux is given free of charge it has multiple desktop our focus is to make awareness to scencitised the public linux is stable the same speed is maintained it is cheap to run and you do not need to buy anti virus

michael did installation to show the people how it workes

After the presentation of michael it was discousion. here a few questions

chi why do we say linux is 98% virus free? a virus for linux has not yet been discoverd a virus on the flash can be killed with linus the soft ware is free it was for security purpose

it is easy to operate linux like other system yes it is easy to use but have the power of unix

Installation of edubuntu

after this more and less theoretical part, michel shows pratically how to install edubuntu. Why edubuntu? Because ltsp (Linux Terminal Server Project) is integrated in the distribution. LTSP is good especially for africa, because it permits to use old hardware (so cheap) and modern software. On one notebook such an installation was done, could not be finished, because of a breakdown of the electricity. other linux system was demonstrated, especially small distribution, because here in africa there is not much very powerful machine and it is good to utilize old computers.

Closing remarks -chi and we decide to make a followind meeting on the next saturday