| French govt program takes Mandrake Linux to Africa |
Oct. 15, 2004
Mandrakesoft has teamed up with the French ministry of foreign affairs on a program to provide a network of sixty public Internet access points throughout Africa, according to a statement from the French Linux maker.
The government-sponsored Project Aden is to include access points running on a version of Mandrakesoft's Linux distribution. According to Mandrake, the aim of the project is to foster the development and use of Information and Communication Technologies in Africa through the creation of a network of public Internet system. The program hopes to create favorable conditions for the exchange of ideas and skills and encourage inter-cultural dialogue, according to the announcement.
The joint Aden-Mandrakelinux software is built around a version of Mandrake's Linux that is customized for ease of use. Instructors that will be administering the program come from 13 English, French and Portuguese-speaking countries.
The software will be available as a free download from Mandrake and Aden project websites.
The French government is increasingly taking an interest in Linux, launching a program to collaborate with China that teams the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) earlier this week. Last month the French ministry tapped Mandrakesoft in a program to fund efforts to develop a highly secure version of Linux for government use.
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