Free and Open Source Software for Development
VonVictor van ReijswoudArjan de Jager
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Development organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations have been emphasizing the high potential of Free and Open Source Software for the Less Developed Countries. Cost reduction, less vendor dependency and increased potential for local capacity development have been their main arguments. In spite of its advantages, Free and Open Source Software is not widely adopted at the African continent. In this book the authors will explore the grounds on with these expectations are based. Where do they come from and is there evidence to support these expectations? Over the past years several projects have been initiated and some good results have been achieved, but at the same time many challenges were encountered. What lessons can be drawn from these experiences and do these experiences contain enough evidence to support the high expectations? etc...
Details
- Veröffentlicht am
- Aug 27, 2008
- Sprache
- English
- ISBN
- 9788876991318
- Kategorie
- Computer & Internet
- Copyright
- Alle Rechte vorbehalten - Standard-Urheberrechtslizenz
- Autoren/Mitwirkende
- Von (Autor): Victor van Reijswoud, Von (Autor): Arjan de Jager
Spezifikationen
- Seiten
- 115
- Bindung
- Paperback Paperback
- Farbe für den Innenteil des Buches
- schwarz & weiß
- Abmessungen
- Taschenbuch (4,25 x 6,875 Zoll / 108 x 175 mm)