E-library
Help Nepal Network (HeNN) aims in providing support for rural areas of the country in health and education sector (Help Nepal Network, n.d. a). HeNN initiated a project to establish one electronic library for every district of Nepal. This included computer facilities that would be used not only by the students and teachers but also the local communities. 15 of the e-libraries have already been deployed in different districts including some of the rural ones (Help Nepal Network, n.d. b). FOSS Nepal volunteers have been helping in the set up of this project (FOSS Nepal Community, n.d. c). This project uses Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) in its implementation and uses F/LOSS. They all run on GNU/Linux operating system which has made it possible to achieve a reliable and secure network and has cut the cost to one forth compared to computer laboratory that doesn’t use F/LOSS. This model is very favourable for rural areas (Help Nepal Network, n.d. b). Pe...