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[Norbert Bollow]

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I wonder if someone here can give me advice on how to communicate
a news item about DotGNU on the Simputer (see below) to people who
care about "3rd world" tech needs.  Is there a news agency or
similar outlet that I could submit this to?

Blessings,
Norbert.



DotGNU for Closing the "Digital Divide"

Normally you need different versions of a computer program when you
want to run it on different operating systems (such as GNU/Linux,
FreeBSD, Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows) and types of CPUs.  For
example the Encore Simputer [1], an inexpesive handheld computer
from India, is based on Intel's StrongARM CPU (a RISC microprocessor
designed for embedded applications).  With DotGNU [2], it is possible
to run the same executable program on the Simputer or on a standard
PC, regardless of CPU type or operating system.

DotGNU, which is available free of charge under the terms of the
GNU General Public License, has been ported to the Simputer within
72 hours after the release of Encore's port of the GNU/Linux
development tools for this platform at the "Linux Bangalore/2004"
conference.  Conference organiser Atul Chitnis said [3]
"I threw the challenge as a joke, the bet being a cup of coffee.
Gopal borrowed a PC at the conference, and finally an Encore Simputer,
and came to me on the third day, saying that I now owed him a cup of
coffee. It took a few seconds before the enormity of that statement
hit me."  Here's a video clip: [4]

[1] http://www.ncoretech.com/simputer/
[2] http://dotgnu.org/
[3] http://www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=manorama/MmArticle/CommonFullStory&c=MmArticle&channel=Home&cid=1102102293091
[4] http://t3.dotgnu.info/code/Dotgnu_Simputer.avi


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Founder & Steering Committee member of DotGNU, see http://dotgnu.org/
Free Software Business Strategy Guide   --->  http://FreeStrategy.info
Norbert Bollow, Weidlistr.18, CH-8624 Gruet (near Zurich, Switzerland)
Tel +41 1 972 20 59        Fax +41 1 972 20 69       http://norbert.ch
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