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Peppermint introduces cloud-based open source desktop to Africa

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 12th of March 2014 07:27:17 PM Filed under

Open source makes a lot of sense in rural areas and in third world countries. Lightweight and open source systems that are easy to use, and which allow normal users to become power users and contribute back to the open source community, can be ideal for countries like Cameroon, located in middle Africa.

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