Africa Source

This event's focus was on "the practical challenges of realising F/OSS [Free/Libre and Open Source Software] in the African context, the aim was to build cooperation between Africa's most active F/OSS individuals and projects in the longer term.

"[1] Through "practical skill-share sessions", a range of issues were discussed, from localising of Linux distributions (or "distros") to setting up of wireless networks, work on content management systems, and designing or managing large databases.

It was supported by the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), OSI Budapest, USAID and O'Reilly.

Africa Source 2 was organised in the first fortnight of January 2006 in Kalangala, an island on Lake Victoria, in Uganda.

Organisers announced that the Africa Source II agenda was to be developed for the following primary target audiences: Main themes for the event were: Many issues came up for debate at the Africa Source 2.

Participants at Africa Source 2
Sharing notes
At the camp lunch table, on a rainy, indoors day.
Faces from the event
Campsite view.
Skills: wanted, offered