| Ten schools in Cape Town outfitted with 200 Linux-based PCs |
Jun. 17, 2004
Tectonic reports that the Shuttleworth Foundation, along with affiliated volunteers from the Schools Linux User Group (SLUG), have installed more than 200 Linux-based PCs in ten schools around the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
The article says that Cliff Chateau, principal of the Duneside Primary school that opened its own TuxLab, said that the program effectively demonstrates "how we can use old PCs to benefit our school."
On future expansion plans, Chateau is quoted as saying, "With the Linux system we are able to see how affordable it can be to install a complete laboratory. We are already considering putting in another 20 PCs as soon as we can, because the average class size in the school is 40 learners. And because the system is so affordable."
The Shuttleworth Foundation invests in projects that provide solutions to address educational challenges in an African context, focusing on math, science, entrepeneurship and technology in education, and open source.
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