NewsForge, “the online newspaper for Linux and open source,” published an article about IESC Geekcorps on Monday, called Geekcorps: A Peace Corps for the Rest of Us.

In the article, writer Lisa Hoover interviewed current volunteer Renaud Gaudin, who is in Mali on a second tour, to learn more about what he is doing: “‘[One] project I’m currently working on is customizing Ubuntu Linux to fit on a 1.8GB flash hard drive with a 200KB/day network usage limit,’ he says. ‘This means stripping down the size of the system, grain-selecting the packages, limiting disk writes, optimizing, monitoring, and blocking network traffic, etc.’”

With Program Coordinator Matt Berg, she discussed a larger view of what Geekcorps has accomplished in Mali: “‘Another very gratifying aspect is to see the growth in capacity or local staff and Malian partners as a result of working hand in hand with our Geeks. This tech transfer is probably the most significant, lasting impact our program will have toward Mali’s development.’”

Last but not least, she talked about Geekcorps’ operations and philosophy with Director Wayan Vota.

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