> Mahefa Randimbisoa - Malagasy Spell Checker
> http://dotmg.net/spell , not .com :)

> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:49 PM, joan razafimaharo  
> <jog...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Twitter summary : http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Barcamp_MDG
>> Flick Tag : Barcamp_MDG
>> BlipTV : Foko, Barcamp_MDG
>> Starting a Barcamp was an opportunity to showcase our skills and
>> potentialities to the world in the field of technology but also  
>> prove to
>> ourselves, the very active but isolated Malagasy tech community,  
>> that we are
>> taking part in the development of our country. Since Madagascar is  
>> not
>> connected with high-speed connexion until early 2009, the best  
>> place to
>> promote and hire participants for a non-conference was elsewhere  
>> than on
>> internet . So we had a « one-by-one » approach and took the time to  
>> meet
>> personally the great actors before the Big day and discuss with  
>> them on the
>> challenges and expectations we were all hoping to get from a  
>> Barcamp .
>> Within few days, the list extenteded itself to activist open source
>> developers « hiding » in the cosy town of Fianarantsoa
>> (c...@univ-fianar.mg), a blogger from Majunga who used pictures  
>> taken from a
>> mobile phone and a podcast to cure a baby
>> (http://dianachamia.wordpress.com), high-school students training  
>> for 2009
>> programers Olympics in Bulgary (http://www.oi-mada.org) and  
>> brilliant but
>> also altruistic developer who have been working alone and looking  
>> for help
>> on a Malagasy MySpell project for 3 years (http://dotmg.com). So we  
>> asked
>> everyone to bring their geek t-shirts and sandwiches to this free  
>> stage.
>> With internet connexion offered by Madagascar's first internet  
>> service
>> provider (Moov.mg), we expected the discussions to be very heated  
>> starting
>> by the reactions this type of sponsorship will originate. Web 2.0,  
>> a concept
>> that has been studied through its technical aspects but also by
>> demonstrating new projects focused on social networking, is still  
>> very
>> unknown in a country where only 20 000 people have access to  
>> internet and
>> 72% living with 1$ per day . Vulgarizing, Educating and Developing  
>> where
>> among the topics largely discussed by the participants who never  
>> hesitated
>> to take control of a panel. Trying to find together solutions to  
>> lower the
>> costly « .mg » domain name so that locals can really appropriate/
>> afford it
>> (http://www.amul.mg); elaborate partnerships between globally  
>> acclaimed
>> translators (http://mg.globalvoicesonline.org/)and Linux developers  
>> to make
>> an authentic Malagasy dictionary on technology words ; joigning  
>> forces to
>> create a 3rd voice between the governement and powerful businesses  
>> and get
>> involved in the redaction of Malagasy laws on Internet  
>> (infrastructures and
>> content).
>> Later, we went asking the attendees on their thoughts on this  
>> memorable day,
>> one of the answers that will motivate us on planning Barcamp  
>> Madagascar 2
>> was : « With only 18 000 places at Malagasy universities available  
>> to 30 000
>> youths, it is a necessity to start sharing as openly and freely as  
>> possible
>> so everyone will know that a new generation is ready to take over the
>> country »
>> Bloggers:
>> Diana Chamia -Blogging made one of my dreams come true : helping  
>> the others.
>> http://dianachamia.wordpress.com
>> Avylavitra - How to use Citizen Media to promote democracy in  
>> Madagascar?
>> http://gazetyavylavitra.wordpress.com
>> Pierre Maury - Bibliothèque Electronique Malgache
>> http://www.bibliothequemalgache.com/
>> Jentilisa - GlobalVoicesOnline Malagasy
>> http://mg.globalvoicesonline.org/author/jentilisa/
>> Tosoa Sifaka - Let's speak Lojban
>> http://www.lojban.org/
>> Pati - Attending GIYS, 2008. Brussels with Rising Voices
>> Web 2.0:
>> Hery-Zo Rakotondramanana- web 2.0 applications
>> http://saveoursmile.wordpress.com
>> Mahefa Randimbiason - Malagasy Spell Checker
>> http://dotmg.com
>> Robel - Hi Tao, new Malagasy community news gates
>> http://hi-tao.mg
>> Fy - Eboons.com, a new way to use social networking
>> http://www.eboons.com/
>> Njaka - Salon Ebit, Journées de la Jeunesse
>> http://www.e-bit.mg
>> Ariel Elyah -  How to promote your website all over the internet?
>> http://www.etudes-utiles.info
>> Joan Razafimaharo - What about starting Creative Commons Madagascar?
>> http://creativecommons.org/
>> Open Source Developers :
>> AMUL, Malagasy Association of Open Softwares
>> http://www.amul.mg
>> C3LF, Fiananrantsoa Open Softwares developers
>> c...@univ-fianar.mg
>> Madagascar au Temps TIC
>> http://www.oi-mada.org
>> Madagascar NTIC
>> http://www.madagascar-ntic.org/
>> Dina (AMUL)- web 2.0 tools
>> Haja Ramboasalama  (AMUL)- IXP, Why not?
>> Aina  (C3LF) - Sécurité sous Linux
>> Ratombotsoa Marc Fiderana (C3LF) - Why use Open Source Softwares?
>> Ravonimanantsoa Ndaohialy Manda-vy (C3LF)- GPL
>> Tombomora Chancelin (C3LF)- Nessus
>> Randriamahefa nomenjanahary (C3LF)- MONO Dot NET under Linux
>> Rakotondranaivo Haja (C3LF)- Managing an environment with Open  
>> Source Tools
>> Tahina Raselison (Madagascar au Temps TIC)- Madagascar's  
>> participation to
>> Youth developers Olympias 2009

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> Mahefa