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Freedom toaster

Shrinivasan T
Shrinivasan T

The document discusses Freedom Toasters, which are kiosks that allow users to burn copies of open source software such as Linux distributions onto blank CDs and DVDs. It provides the history of the original Freedom Toaster project sponsored by Mark Shuttleworth's foundation. It describes how Freedom Toasters were later implemented at universities to address the digital divide by providing software access. Instructions are given for building your own Freedom Toaster, including recommended hardware and available open source software.

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Freedom Toaster (a.k.a. The Software ATM) S. Baskar baskar@linuxpert.in LinuXpert Systems, Chennai
What is Freedom Toaster ? A Freedom Toaster is a kiosk (or simply a vending machine) that will burn copies of any GNU/Linux distribution or any Free / Open Source Software (FOSS) onto user-provided CDs and DVDs
History of Freedom Toaster The original Freedom Toaster project was sponsored by Mark Shuttleworth's Shuttleworth Foundation. It consisted of a number of CD burning facilities (in kiosk form), where members of the public were able to burn copies of free and open-source software onto self-supplied blank CD media.
Freedom Toaster @ Monash University Source: http://adm.monash.edu/records-archives/archives/memo-archive/2004-2007/stories/20050914/freeware.html Monash South Africa celebrated the second annual Software Freedom Day this week with the official opening of a Freedom Toaster (14 September 2005)
Purpose of Freedom Toaster Freedom Toaster kiosks provide a way for computer users in economically disadvantaged regions and areas with limited or no Internet access to get software. By providing this service, the people behind the Freedom Toaster hope to address the issue of the Digital Divide.
Build your own Freedom Toaster Hardware (Recommended): An Intel / AMD based Dual Core Processor 1 GB of of RAM 500 GB Hard Disk Drive An Touchscreen Monitor at 1024768 resolution A CD賊RW Writer A Kiosk BOX (for User Interaction)
Build your own Freedom Toaster Freedom Toaster Software (Licensed under GPL) Seneca Freedom Toaster svn co svn://cdot.senecac.on.ca/toaster/src Washing Lee High School Freedom Toaster http://washlee.net/toaster/software
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Freedom toaster

  • 1. Freedom Toaster (a.k.a. The Software ATM) S. Baskar baskar@linuxpert.in LinuXpert Systems, Chennai
  • 2. What is Freedom Toaster ? A Freedom Toaster is a kiosk (or simply a vending machine) that will burn copies of any GNU/Linux distribution or any Free / Open Source Software (FOSS) onto user-provided CDs and DVDs
  • 3. History of Freedom Toaster The original Freedom Toaster project was sponsored by Mark Shuttleworth's Shuttleworth Foundation. It consisted of a number of CD burning facilities (in kiosk form), where members of the public were able to burn copies of free and open-source software onto self-supplied blank CD media.
  • 4. Freedom Toaster @ Monash University Source: http://adm.monash.edu/records-archives/archives/memo-archive/2004-2007/stories/20050914/freeware.html Monash South Africa celebrated the second annual Software Freedom Day this week with the official opening of a Freedom Toaster (14 September 2005)
  • 5. Purpose of Freedom Toaster Freedom Toaster kiosks provide a way for computer users in economically disadvantaged regions and areas with limited or no Internet access to get software. By providing this service, the people behind the Freedom Toaster hope to address the issue of the Digital Divide.
  • 6. Build your own Freedom Toaster Hardware (Recommended): An Intel / AMD based Dual Core Processor 1 GB of of RAM 500 GB Hard Disk Drive An Touchscreen Monitor at 1024768 resolution A CD賊RW Writer A Kiosk BOX (for User Interaction)
  • 7. Build your own Freedom Toaster Freedom Toaster Software (Licensed under GPL) Seneca Freedom Toaster svn co svn://cdot.senecac.on.ca/toaster/src Washing Lee High School Freedom Toaster http://washlee.net/toaster/software
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