Sue, Most other alternatives to frontlinesms are paid solutions and they heavily depend on using the Internet. Again, there was a presentation organized by Momokla where every big non-profit has their own solution. But still, if you got the money for it, you can try text-to-change system ( texttochange.org), I think they operate in Burundi too.
With frontlinesms, the instructions and the models of mobile phones that work with it are all available on their website. It is free. It works beautifully. I have used it before 'briefly' in 2006 in Tanzania. If your friend in Burundi is having a specific problem with it, maybe we can help. Best regards, John Kibuuka www.ruralict.com On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Susan Lister <[email protected]>wrote: > I also feel that a lot depends on the strength of the community using it > and the end users using it to drive its forums, bug tracking, stable > releases, future enhancements, etc. > > Are there any alternatives to FrontlineSMS that come recommended? > > Sue > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:47 PM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> ** Personally, I disagree with him. Open source software is per >> definition exactly as good as one is willing to make it :) >> >> >> John Kibuuka <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Grace, >>> >>> Would you be kind to explain a bit more when you write "Open Source >>> Applications out there, some are bad (majority)" >>> >>> Just wondering why you feel that way, as an open source community here, >>> it may be a chance for us to improve them to the "good" level. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> John Kibuuka >>> www.ruralict.com >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Grace Tuwangye <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> They are so many Open Source Applications out there, some are bad >>>> (majority) and some are good (Apache, et al) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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