Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is gaining momentum in Africa. A growing group of people is debating the potential benefits of migrating organizations to FOSS and pressure groups are emerging.
Open Source Software movement is built on the premise that better software is produced when everyone is allowed to modify and change the software. So, instead of selling user licenses, the product (source code) is distributed. On the ground however, proprietary software, Closed Source Software (CSS) is still dominant. In spite of the benefits, fear and uncertainty prevails.
We invite FOSS practioners in Tanzania to post information about their work on open source and free software here, and to add themselves to the FOSS Development directory, so that we may build a more strong and stable FOSS-community in Tanzania.
AIf you have done research in FOSS in Tanzania consider a submission of your work to our database of online papers. You can submit working papers, abstracts and related links for posting on this site.
Add yourself to our directory of researchers who are interested in free/open source software. You can have your e-mail address posted along with your FOSS-related interests. Check out the latest announcements or calls for papers.
Finally, consider joining the Tanzania OpenSource Community for announcements and discussions on general issues related to FOSS for Tanzania.
For the more information please visit http://www.tafossa.or.tz/
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