Re: [linuxiran]Pointers in the Middle East...

[Arash Zeini]

On Tuesday 21 January 2003 01:54, Frederick Noronha wrote:

> I am desperately looking for pointers about the impact of Free/Libre and
> Open Source Software in the following countries:
> o Afghanistan

I know and have some contact with an American who is doing some 
"computerization". I have contact with him due to the fact that he may be 
interested in using FarsiKDE for Afghanistan.

> o Bahrain
> o Iran

I can only speak about Iran. The major projects being done in Iran are the 
ones of www.linuxiran.org (spreading the word), www.farsikde.org 
(localization of KDE), and then some issue that happen in www.farsiweb.info
Beside that we know that a lot of ISPs use GNU/Linux as a platform but nothing 
else. The goverment of Iran doesn't really seem interested in hearing about 
Free/Libre and open source technologies. There have been some attempts in 
using it, but not because it is about Freedom, but because it may be more 
secure.

> o Tajikstan

In Tajikistan: I knew an (again) American who was helping Tajukis to translate 
Mandrake into Tajiki. That is the only project I know about.

If you need more info about Afghanistan and Tajikistan, please do get back to 
me.

Greetings,
Arash