Weekly News RoundUP December 8

Created By: Esther on 8-Dec-2006 12:00 AM

Free & open source software brings huge benefits to developing world

The Potential of Free and Open Source Software for Sustainable Human Development is to help bring about socio-economic development and empower people in developing countries or regions in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

VOIP to be Made Illegal in India

Providers like Skype, Yahoo, Net2phone, Dialpad, etc. will not be able to offer VOIP in India under the proposed govt. clampdown. BPOs and other call centers will face the axe if they use any of the VOIP services provided by the above companies.

The Laptop “To Conquer Them All” Arrives in Brazil

The “$100 laptop” has arrived in Brazil and so has a significant discussion in the blogosphere. Last week, in a much-hyped ceremony at the Palacio do Planalto in Brasilia, MIT’s Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte met President Lula to launch the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative in Brazil.

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