[WSIS CS-Plenary] Press Release: Jambo OpenOffice - Swahili Free and Open Source Software.

[karen banks]

Dear all,

Please find below information about the the Open Swahili Localisation 
Project - and the first ever release of a free office suite software in 
swahili - "Jambo OpenOffice"

Feel free to distribute widely..

karen

    SUMMARY
    http://www.o.ne.tz - http://www.kilinux.org

    Because it could be done, we play our part!
    Swahili Free and Open Source Software.

    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
    As  the  Father  of  Tanzania, the late Mwalimu Nyerere will always be
    remembered by his famous saying: "It can be done; play your part".

    Today,  4th December 2004, The Open Swahili Localization Project, also
    known  as  Kilinux,  is  proud to announce the first ever release of a
    free office suite software in Swahili, called "Jambo OpenOffice."

    Jambo  OpenOffice  is the Swahili version of OpenOffice.org, a leading
    international  effort  to  provide a free and open source office suite
    based  on  open standards and capable of running on all major computer
    platforms.

    This   pioneering  effort  is  funded  by  the  Swedish  International
    Development  Agency (SIDA) and The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM).
    It  is  coordinated  by  the  Department  of  Computer Science (UDSM),
    Institute  of  Kiswahili  Research  (IKR)  and the Swedish consultancy
    company IT+46. The project does not only aim to localize free and open
    source  software  into  Swahili,  but  also to create awareness of the
    benefits of using and extending free software.

    For more information: info at kilinux.org

    FULL PRESS RELEASE in english, swahili, spanish, swedish, catalan,
    and french
    http://www.o.ne.tz
    http://www.kilinux.org


    Main project coordinator, UDSM
    Dr. Hashim Twaakyondo
    Email:htwaaky at cs.udsm.ac.tz
    Phone: +255 22 24 10 657 (office), +255 744 386261 (mobile)

    Technical project coordinator, IT +46
    Dr. Alberto Escudero Pascual
    Email: aep at it46.se
    Phone: +255 745 88 40 04

    ICT Project Manager, SIDA
    Jens Nilsen
    Email: jens.nilsen at sida.se
    Phone: +255 22 21 22 235 (office), +255 744 44 44 80 (mobile)