Of course, this is just some quick web sleuthing -- I may just be a little paranoid. But the kind of training you&#39;re talking about seems to be a commercial product offered by Sangari, so I would want to know a little more about the whole situation before leaping in. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 May 2011 12:27, Kieran O&#39;Neill <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:oneillkza@gmail.com">oneillkza@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I think we should be a little careful about how we go about this. While Sangari appear to have taken over Inkululeko Technologies (who inherited the TuxLab project), they appear to be strictly a commercial entity, with a focus on proprietary software and teaching materials.<div>

<br></div><div><a href="http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/projects/the-tuxlab-project/" target="_blank">http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/projects/the-tuxlab-project/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/projects/the-tuxlab-project/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://techrights.org/2010/12/29/antagonism-to-freedom-in-sa-edu/" target="_blank">http://techrights.org/2010/12/29/antagonism-to-freedom-in-sa-edu/</a> (take this link with a pinch of salt)<br>

<br></div><div>If Sangari&#39;s record on the TuxLab project is anything to go by (the website is now defunct, with just an Apache server error showing), I&#39;m not sure that they carried much on from Inkululeko. </div>
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<br></div><div>Probably it would be best to contact Hilton Theunissen (who ran Inkululeko) and ask him what&#39;s up -- he seems to still own the .</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://co.za/cgi-bin/whois.sh?Domain=inkululeko&amp;Enter=Enter" target="_blank">http://co.za/cgi-bin/whois.sh?Domain=inkululeko&amp;Enter=Enter</a></div>

<div><br></div><div>My main concern is that there is a fine line between engaging with a corporation to help a community, and doing free labour for said corporation to directly enhance its profits. I would feel much better working with a non-profit, rather than a company trying to sell a product to the SA government.</div>

<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On 13 May 2011 10:47, David Richfield <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:davidrichfield@gmail.com" target="_blank">davidrichfield@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<p>This is exactly the kind of thing that our chapter should be working on! A relevant, exciting, useful project that can seriously raise the profile of Wikipedia in South Africa. </p>
<p>I&#39;m speaking for myself, but I&#39;m sure all of our members would love to get involved.</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>David Richfield</p>
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