About the Author
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The author if this guide (Nicholas Kimolo), is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) professional, who has been involved in delivering FOSS solutions to organisations across the African Continent (with over seven years experience in the use of Free and Open Source Software).Nicholas is the Managing Director of Futuristic Ltd and is also in charge of FOSS business development for the company. He has wide experience in Software Development, Software Project Management and providing IT consultancy services all over Africa. Nicholas holds a BSc (Computer Science) Degree, Masters in Business Administration (MBa) and he is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He has also qualified as a Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA).Nicholas seats in the Board of the Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA – www.fossfa.net ) and is in charge of providing policy guidance to Free and Open Source Developers all across Africa. He has also served as a member on the Interim WikiEducator board through which he established FLOSS4Edu which is a network of Educational Practitioners participating in the development of Open Educational Resources in Africa.
More about Futuristic
Futuristic Ltd (“Futuristic”) is an industry leader in providing Software Development Services in Kenya and all over the East and Central Africa Region. Futuristic relies on the use of Free and Open Source Software on all its projects and work as we believe it offers the following benefits to our clients:
- Substantial cost savings: No license fees. Stability and Reliability of OSS applications greatly reduce system administration costs and thus the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Scalability, Reliability and Performance: Open Source Software Solutions have been known to be reliable and stable systems with the ability to scale to meet growth requirements
- Reducing over reliance to one vendor: This ensures that our clients are guaranteed of support from various sources
- Creation of local employment and reducing entry barriers to new entrants in the Local Software Development Industry.
Our mission is to develop and deliver reliable information, computing and telecommunications technologies and consulting services that are geared towards creating employment and empowering Africans to benefit from affordable ICT solutions. We accomplish our mission through the integration of several technologies based on a platform that is cost effective and self sustaining. We develop new products accompanied with good and affordable customer service, support and operational excellence.
