• HETZNER ONLINE SUPPORTS "LINUX4AFRIKA"

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    Gunzenhausen – 1. May 2015

    Gunzenhausen/Germany, May 2015. Hetzner Online AG has donated 100 RAM modules to the Freiburg based OpenSource Software Network's (FreiOSS.net e.V.) “Linux4Afrika“ project. The used hardware will be taken to Africa by members of the association and used for school computers in Nairobi. 

    With this donation, pupils in Nairobi will be able to gain experience of open source products and acquire computing skills thus opening up new perspectives. The Gunzenhausen based web hosting company has donated used hardware to the Linux4Afrika project on several occasions in the past. 

    Linux4Afrika equips schools in South Africa, Mozambique and Kenya with computers and free software. Old but functional PCs are collected by members of the association, rebuilt and converted into thin clients which are then set up with the LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) solution and connected to a server. The PCs are then donated to schools. 

    “Thanks to Hetzner Online's generous donation of over 100 4GB DDR3 RAM modules we are well equipped for several years to come and can deploy a large number of computers,“ said Hans-Peter Merkel, Chairman of FreiOSS.net e.V. 

    About FreiOSS.net e.V. (www.freioss.net): 

    FreiOSS.net e.V. seeks to foster Open Source on a national and international level. In 2006 the association launched the Linux4Afrika project which provides educational establishments on the African continent with donated hardware and free software thereby supporting access to the modern IT world. 

  • About Hetzner Online (www.hetzner.com):

    Hetzner Online, with hundreds of thousands of servers in operation, is one of the largest data center operators in Europe. Since its founding in 1997, Hetzner has provided private and business customers with powerful hosting products and reliable IT infrastructure. By combining its strengths in innovative technology, attractive prices, expert support, and flexible customer service, Hetzner has expanded its market both within and outside Germany and Europe. Hetzner, a German company, owns and operates its own high tech data centers in Nuremberg and Falkenstein (both in Germany) and in Helsinki, Finland, and it recently added new locations in Ashburn, Virigina and Hillsboro, Oregon (USA).