Hi Alieu,
I wonder where you got the link you tried to access. The correct link is:
http://talk.fanafana.com/lists/listinfo/bush-hackers
It's great to learn about a Gambian blazing trails up there in Finland. In
addition, Nokia is quite a phenomenon in the information revolution, even though
it was only a few years ago it was selling tires and toilet paper. The company
was covered by an article in Wired magazine in Dec. 1999
(http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.09/) Matter of fact the headlines at the
Wired homepage also mention the story I heard on BBC yesterday that Ericsson
will no longer be manufacturing cell phones, but will stick to designing them.
Maybe some Gambian entrepreneur should licensed the technology from them!
And yes, Linux was born in Finland, where Linus Torvalds, the creator of the
operating system was a University Student. Linus has of course now been
snatched by the Americans and is one the brains behind Transmeta that makes the
muck talked about Crusoe chip. I remember reading an article in Red Herring
(http://www.redherring.com) about Transmeta and it said that the company was
named one of the coolest or something like that companies, even though they were
not sure what Transmeta made. Transmeta had for a long time kept their work
under wraps, and kept everyone guessing.
So we've got a lot of catching up to do, but I'm sure we will. Have a great
week, and best wishes.
Katim
----- Original Message -----
From: Alieu Bah <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: Bush Hackers: a mailing list for African geeks and similar-minded
people
> Hi,
> Thats great,Katim.Count me in. I tried to access the link
> <http://talk.fanafana.com/list-archives/bush-hackers/>
> but to no avail.
>
> Extra info,I live in Finland,Helsinki the birthplace of Linux...o-)
> I am a software engineer working for Nokia Telecommunications,it would be
> very nice to share experience with other Gambian computer geeks in the
> Diaspora.
> Lets make the mailing a reality.
>
> regards,
> Alieu
>
>
> >I've created Bush-Hackers, a new mailing list for African computer geeks,
> >and
> >people interested in programming and IT issues of concern to Africans. You
> >can
> >subscribe to the list at:
> >
> > http://talk.fanafana.com/lists/listinfo/bush-hackers
> >
> >The idea behind the name is a combination of the African bush, and the
> >hacker
> >mentality. I've noticed that Africans are yet to make their mark in the
> >various
> >programming and geek communities that have sprung up over the past few
> >years on
> >the Web. Whether you are talking about Linux, Perl, or PHP, I cannot name
> >one
> >African who has made a name for himself or herself. We have to change
> >this.
> >
> >The Bush Hackers list is hopefully a start that will get us to a point
> >where we
> >can build a an online community, an organization, and ultimately the
> >numbers and
> >skills to make the rest of the world take notice.
> >
> >Please pass the word on, and bring along an abundant spirit of sharing.
> >
> >Katim
> >
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