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Thursday, July 8, 2004 - 03:00
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Internet & technology [2]
Issue Number: 
164 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The Shuttleworth Foundation, with its partners, has committed R18mn in funding to promote the use of open source, reports the Mail and Guardian online. This marks the beginning of the “Go Open Source Campaign,” which aims to make the average computer user more literate to the benefits of open source software.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/internet/22971 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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