Pia Waugh of Software Freedom International at OSCON
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Software Freedom International coordinates global outreach with 330 teams from 90 countries running events from hackfests to village-wide marches. Work focuses on getting laptops into primary schools across Australia and the Pacific, running about 10 trials in 8 countries and a planned 500 children 100% saturation pilot on a tiny island. Reports cite rapid student uptake, solar charging solutions, a 6–7 year flash lifespan, and debates over Sugar on XP vs Sugar on Linux.
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- 0:00Software Freedom events
- 2:07Women in computing
- 11:32OLPC in Pacific and Australia
- 14:36Project challenges and trials
- 19:58Empowerment through technology
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