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[school-core] SchoolNet Sierra Leone
Dear John,
Quoting John Johnson<jjsonlr@yahoo.com>:
> Fine. We would not mind as long as it will help
> promote our workand efforts here in Sierr Leone.
Ok.
> Sorry, I lost on the below!
> > put in the stuff about schoolnet
> > and linux, ok?
Your application was as follows:
Name: SchoolNet Sierra Leone
> Url: http://
> Description: promoting computer use in schools
> Contact: John Johnson
> Contact email:jjsonlr@yahoo.com
Please just add that you intend to install Linux or another free/open source os
when you install in schools (be truthful ;-). Otherwise, you only partially fit in.
> With the collaboration of guys and organisations like
> your we see a stronger light down the tunnel.
>
> We are speaking with Computer Aid International
> www.computer-aid.org on how to get computer equipment.
I think _you_ will be the Schoolforge rep at AITEC and you could call on the
rest of you for materials and ideas. I'm going to Paris for an international
schools conference in March and want to call on the group for help, too.
>
> David, keep me inform on what to do and i will be very
> happy to do so.
>
> Thanks
> John
>
>
>
> --- David Bucknell <david@members.iteachnet.org>
> wrote:
> > Ok. If you need a Web site for the short-term, let
> > me/us know.
> >
> > I'm sorry for inconveniencing you, but I think it's
> > best if you resubmit your
> > applicationi and put in the stuff about schoolnet
> > and linux, ok?
> >
> > Good luck with your project. It sounds very
> > worthwhile.
> >
> > David
> >
> > Quoting John Johnson <jjsonlr@yahoo.com>:
> >
> > > Dear David Bucknell,
> > > Thank you for your prompt reply.
> > > Here in Sierra Leone, and at SchoolNet, we are
> > going
> > > for used computer equipment which we have schools
> > on
> > > our list which we want to donate them to and we
> > > oversee their contonious operations.
> > > First, a little about myself. I was in Liberia
> > where I
> > > had the opportunity to install and use Linux and
> > > FreeBSD, and I happen to be a computer engineer.
> > > We have gone into collaboration with IEARN Sierra
> > > Leone and are still searching for other beneficial
> > > collaborations/partnerships to promote opensource
> > in
> > > SIerra Leone and I believe that will be well
> > addressed
> > > in the upcoming AITEC SIERRA LEONE 2003 event at
> > the
> > > British Council, Freetown, from 17th - 21st
> > February
> > > 2003 (You are all invited. Sorry, I happen to be
> > the
> > > Country Manager of AITEC Sierra Leone.
> > > www.aitecafrica.com)
> > > At the event we are expecting Evans Summers of
> > > LinuxLab and a few other Linux powerfuls.
> > > SchoolForge's participation would add a great
> > weight
> > > to this event which has workshops on "Sierra Leone
> > IT
> > > Training & Education Forum" and OpenSource as
> > you'll
> > > find in our Confernce Programme at our AITEC's
> > website
> > > We have read your statement of purpose and its
> > fine by
> > > us.
> > > We are working on getting a website up.
> > > Thank you
> > > John Johnson
> > > for SCHOOLNET Sierra Leone
> > >
> > >
> > > --- David Bucknell <david@members.iteachnet.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Dear John Johnson,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your interest in Schoolforge. I
> > would
> > > > like to request that you
> > > > carefully read our statements of purpose on
> > > > http://www.schoolforge.net before
> > > > going any further. We are a coalition without
> > any
> > > > binding agreement or financial
> > > > arrangement between members. However, all member
> > > > organizations must share the
> > > > purpose of promoting free and open source
> > software
> > > > and texts along the lines of
> > > > the GPL license (http://www.gnu.org) or an
> > approved
> > > > OSI license
> > > > (http://www.opensource.org), or, finally, an
> > > > approved relative of the GNU
> > > > documentation or the OPL, or Open Content
> > license
> > > > (http://opencontent.org).
> > > >
> > > > Before we go further, you'll also have to have a
> > Web
> > > > site.
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > >
> > > > David Bucknell
> > > > for Schoolforge Membership
> > > >
> > > > ==
> > > > Quoting Seul/Edu Membership <richl@seul.org>:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Name: SchoolNet Sierra Leone
> > > > > Url: http://
> > > > > Description: promoting computer use in schools
> > > > > Contact: John Johnson
> > > > > Contact email:jjsonlr@yahoo.com
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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