linux in the 3rd world

sunnysingh · 1 Oct 2008 at 15:16

hi all

i am doing my final year project at university this year and i have decided to do it on " the impact linuxs has on 3rd world countries"

i just wanted some ideas in what i could look into as the topic is endless

any ideas will be welcome.
thanks in advanced.

sunnysingh · 2 Oct 2008 at 20:35

manic111 said:
Do you mind me asking what degree you're doing? If it is politics or something of that ilk then this could be really good, but if it is a more science based degree then you may end up straying way off topic...

i am doing a computer network and security degree, i know it already sounds as if i am doing a project which has nothing to do with my degree but i really fed up with the whole course, but as its my last year it be a waste to drop out.

i not really good at programming so thats out the question
after doing 3 years of networking it bores me to death
i only know a few linux command so a linux practical is out of the question

sunnysingh · 6 Oct 2008 at 21:00

hi all me again i have been told that the project is not good enough, so are there any more ideas i could look into

thanks again

sunnysingh · 6 Oct 2008 at 21:21

Monkeynut said:
You could talk about how the low/free cost of linux makes it more viable during the current depression/slump/etc?

but can that cover a 7000 word report ?

sunnysingh · 21 Nov 2008 at 21:25

hi all bak again
i be using a lot of secondary reserch for my project and my project supervisor say that i will not get a high mark unless i conduct some of my own primary research. he told me to locate some small organisation that have experience in setting up open source software, i used search engines but they just give a load of rubbish
can anyone give me some ideas ?

sunnysingh · 21 Nov 2008 at 21:38

Fop said:
That's a very good one, a lot of depth and angles in that one. (and it's not just OS manufacturers at it either, certain hardware manufactures too )

what u mean by this ?

sunnysingh · 21 Nov 2008 at 21:50

JIM_BOB7813 said:
I don't see how they would let you do a project based on that topic, it's already been said, but it doesn't sound technical enough.

Are you developing an open source app? Maybe you could customise a Linux distro for use in the third world? (maybe old ground, but still could be interesting, dunno if there is enough it in though)
Even if you don't have much experience programming or with using Linux, part of the project is learning, if you enjoy doing it then you'll pick it up quickly.

If you want to find opensource projects, check http://freshmeat.net/ and http://sourceforge.net. What are you researching though?

my project is creating a personal solution plan from the problem open source software has in developing countries. i chose this project as open source sofware hasnt been a complete success then expected. the main aspect of my project is identify what can be done to make open source software successfull in developing countries.

ps any other ideas are welcome