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The Container
the free range salvage server project
In 2003, Paul Mobbs went to Jamaica for a month to assist in training
and building 'The Container'. These pages document his visit.
The Container Project
Palmer's Cross, Clarendon, Jamaica, April/May 2003.
The Container is a project to develop a community computing centre in an ISO container.
The Jamaican-based project aims to 'repatriate technology' by giving people access to information
technologies, and the skills to manipulate them, to serve their own purposes for example,
developing their own digital media.
Paul Mobbs, the geek who has designed systems for both the
CommunityLinux
Training Centre and the Salvage Server projects,
and worked in Jamaica during April and early May to assist the project
with the financial support of Media Arts Projects.
These pages provide his feedback from the development
of The Container project in Jamaica.
For more information see The Container web site at:
http://www.container-project.net/
Audio and video from The Container
Picture-Reports from The Container
First
report, 16th April
Arriving in Jamaica, and the first day at 'The Container'.
Second
report, 17th April
More work on The Container, and the first system is installed.
Third
report, 19th April
Beginning to put the computer systems together.
Fourth
report, 22nd April
Getting somewhere, but users start getting in the way!
Fifth
report, 23rd/24th April
Getting somewhere, but users start getting in the way!
Sixth
report, 25th April
Making progress on installation, and Camille and Mike arrive
Seventh
report, 26th April
Activities in The Container increase
Eighth
report, 27th-29th April
Countdown to the launch almost finished
Ninth
report, 30th April, The Launch
The Container is HERE!
Final
report, 1st to 5th May
The last five days in Jamaica
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