Infrastructure : Download mirror
jean-francis Ahanda
Do you guys think it's important today to have Download mirror in
Cameroon ?
We had a discussion a couple month ago on the Ubuntu-cm ML about that
and guy was saying that the AUF was putting in place something like that
only for open source apps.
I'm sure @ongolaboy who is the expert in archives will find the details.
Jean-Francis
willy ted Manga
Hi all,
Do you guys think it's important today to have Download mirror in
Cameroon ?
A download mirror can be valuable and LEGAL only for free software contents.
We had a discussion a couple month ago on the Ubuntu-cm ML about that
and guy was saying that the AUF was putting in place something like that
only for open source apps.
That's right , at AUF (agence universitaire de la francophonie) all the labs should maintain a mirror of free software which are using. We have a common policy in order to set that tool. Check the wiki here (french) : http://wiki.auf.org/wikiteki/Miroir
Here are the mails that you were referring Jean-francis ;) :
1. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-cm/2009-August/000485.html
2. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-cm/2008-May/000016.html
jean-francis Ahanda
What happen to the RIF ? ( http://oif-rif.gforge.ryxeo.com/ et
http://oif-rif.gforge.ryxeo.com )
and would you guys be interested in hosting some NTP (
http://www.pool.ntp.org/fr/ ) ???
willy ted Manga a �crit :
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Willy Ted Manga
> Are thoses mirros accesible from outside the AUF network ?
We do not have an 'unified network'... Accessibility is up to each local
network administrator AND his bandwidth. The last point is in fact the
biggest issue in order to spread content to public.
>
> What happen to the RIF ? ( http://oif-rif.gforge.ryxeo.com/ et
> http://oif-rif.gforge.ryxeo.com )
>
>From what I know, this project has been ended because of bad management
of ressources :(
> and would you guys be interested in hosting some NTP (
> http://www.pool.ntp.org/fr/ ) ???
Not all the campuses can join the pool right now...
>
> willy ted Manga a écrit :
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 9:10 AM, jean-francis Ahanda
> > <jeanfranc...@gmail.com <mailto:jeanfranc...@gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Do you guys think it's important today to have Download mirror in
> > Cameroon ?
> >
> >
> > A download mirror can be valuable and LEGAL only for free software
> > contents.
> >
> >
> >
> > We had a discussion a couple month ago on the Ubuntu-cm ML about that
> > and guy was saying that the AUF was putting in place something
> > like that
> > only for open source apps.
> >
> >
> > That's right , at AUF (agence universitaire de la francophonie) all
> > the labs should maintain a mirror of free software which are using. We
> > have a common policy in order to set that tool. Check the wiki here
> > (french) : http://wiki.auf.org/wikiteki/Miroir
> >
> > Here are the mails that you were referring Jean-francis ;) :
> > 1. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-cm/2009-August/000485.html
> > 2. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-cm/2008-May/000016.html
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Celestain Fonge
Africa's year in tech includes arrival of undersea cable
Rebecca Wanjiku
23.12.2009 kl 15:31 | IDG News Service
For Africa, the arrival fiber optic cables connecting eastern and southern
Africa, expansion of Internet services and the growth of local software
development were the defining tech developments in 2009.
For Africa, the arrival fiber optic cables connecting eastern and southern
Africa, expansion of Internet services and the growth of local software
development were the defining tech developments in 2009.
The growth of undersea fiber optic cables boosted access to high capacity
bandwidth, linking businesses and communities in Africa with Europe and
South Asia. Africa has up to now failed to attract international business
because of reliance on high-cost satellite systems to transmit voice and
data services.
After the SAT-3 fiber optic failed to reduce connectivity costs in West
Africa, this year the SEACOM and TEAMS fiber optic cables connected the
Eastern coast while the Glo-1 and Main One fiber optic cables connected West
Africa. SEACOM has landing stations in Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya while
Glo-1 and Main One land in Ghana and Nigeria. In addition, TEAMS connects
Kenya with the United Arab Emirates directly.
Though relative costs came down for the large bandwidth buyers, the
consumers with small bandwidth needs did not feel the effect of the fiber,
and costs did not meaningfully come down.
"The owners of SEACOM have claimed a 95 percent reduction in wholesale
broadband costs, although it's up to regional ISPs to set pricing for
consumers," said Bill Zimmerman, CEO and co-founder of Limbe Labs in
Cameroon.
"In Ghana, a monthly half circuit 2Mg (E1) bandwidth cost has dropped from
$12,000 (2003) over the SAT-3 to $4,500 in 2009," said Yaw Owusu, managing
director of Gateway Innovations, part of a venture to promote BPO in Ghana.
The celebration for the fiber optic cables is yet to be heard from the
residents of landlocked countries although the planned $215 million Central
African Backbone (CAB), funded by the World Bank, is expected to link up
landlocked countries in the interior including Chad, Central African
Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meanwhile, the growth of BarCamp events across Africa served to illustrate a
wave of innovation that has started to gain strength. At the events, techies
demonstrate their innovation to their peers as well as the public, hoping to
commercialize their ideas. All BarCamp proceedings from countries are
uploaded to maneno.org.
In 2009, the first BarCamps were organized in Congo-Brazzaville, Swaziland,
Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali and Zambia. Such events have taken place in
Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria and Senegal in the past.
"These community-driven events have enormous potential to spread ideas,
drive entrepreneurship and inspire agents of change," added Zimmerman, who
was part of BarCamp Cameroon. "At BarCamp Cameroon, the impact of this
single day event was tremendous; the wake of this event, several other
groups were spontaneously formed including the Cameroon Linux Users Group
(CAMLUG) and the Google Technology Users Group."
Next year, Zimmerman hopes to see more developer sites and events
established by Africans; they may form an indigenous, self-organizing
network that collaborates by sharing ideas, hardware designs, and code,
among other developments.
Content development and expansion of broadband services to rural areas has
been identified as a major catalyst for the costs of connectivity to go down
significantly. The World Bank has a grant for content development in East
Africa though the benefits are yet to be realized.
On the corporate side, it is hoped that the growth of data centers and
technology parks will take root in the continent as Kenya and Uganda
finalize construction of technology parks and Ghana, South Africa and
Mauritius expand on existing services.
In 2010, more countries will join Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Mauritius, Senegal
in trying to establish technology parks and data centers, added Owusu.
Countries such as Ghana have developed broadband strategies, identifying
opportunities provided by high mobile penetration in Africa.
"Broadband -- domestic and mobile are key areas that are set to pick up;
after all these cables land, the main issue is how to get the bandwidth out
there -- mainly last mile access and for uncovered areas," said Francis
Hook, IDC East Africa manager.
Much of the focus next year is likely to shift from infrastructure as a way
of reducing costs to development of local content and local hosting.
Internet exchange points for Cameroon and Sierra Leone are scheduled to be
operational next year while other countries explore ways to expand existing
IXPs.