In order to install Swara, you need to be reasonably proficient with Linux in general and your distribution (in this case Ubuntu) in particular.
This means you shoudl be able to install your own applications using apt-get and be able to troubleshoot broken downloads and dependencies.
If this is all g(r)eek to you, please find someone who know their way around a Linux system to at least look over your shoulder, so that you don’t waste time with trivial issues. Of course spending time solving trivial issues is the best way to get good with any system.
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Swara in Indonesia
Note: This article draws on several comparisons between India and Indonesia in terms of connectivity and chinese culture. As more replications of the Swara technology happen across the developing world, I hope to draw a baseline that is shared by many countries.
Ever since the CGNet Swara pilot in Chhattisgarh (India) went viral, we’ve been looking to replicate the Swara platform and citizen journalism model in other parts of the world. So when Sam De Silva of Internews contacted me about setting up an installation in Indonesia, I jumped at the opportunity.
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Ever since the CGNet Swara pilot in Chhattisgarh (India) went viral, we’ve been looking to replicate the Swara platform and citizen journalism model in other parts of the world. So when Sam De Silva of Internews contacted me about setting up an installation in Indonesia, I jumped at the opportunity.
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Pipe dreams for Mobile’s future in India
Out of 811 million mobile consumers in India only 40 million are using mobile internet. By contrast 771 million users are limited in their use of mobile phones to audio and SMS. There needs to be more focus on developing platforms that can be leveraged by this user base. Continue reading “Pipe dreams for Mobile’s future in India”
CGNet Swara
Setting up a dev VM for Swara using Fusion, Fedora, Asterisk, Loudblog and SJPhone…config info coming soon
CGNet Swara: http://cgnetswara.org