Ndiyo
Encyclopedia
Ndiyo is a project based out of Cambridge
, United Kingdom
, which aims to promote networked computing
that is "simple, affordable, open." Ndiyo, pronounced nn-dee-yo, is the Swahili
word for "yes" according to the project's website. It is developing an ultra-thin client
called nivo (network in, video out) based on Ubuntu Linux and other open-source software
for use especially in third world countries
. The data sent to the clients over the network is pixel data, using the same approach as Virtual Network Computing
(VNC). The project is a non-profit project.
The project works on the basis of multiple workstations running from a single unit. Quentin Stafford-Fraser
, founder of the organisation, told The Economist
"We can make computing more affordable by sharing it". The system allows a basic PC running linux
to be shared by many users.
Ndiyo nivo is similar in concept to Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray
virtual display thin client.
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, which aims to promote networked computing
Computer network
A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
that is "simple, affordable, open." Ndiyo, pronounced nn-dee-yo, is the Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
word for "yes" according to the project's website. It is developing an ultra-thin client
Thin client
A thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...
called nivo (network in, video out) based on Ubuntu Linux and other open-source software
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...
for use especially in third world countries
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
. The data sent to the clients over the network is pixel data, using the same approach as Virtual Network Computing
Virtual Network Computing
In computing, Virtual Network Computing is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer...
(VNC). The project is a non-profit project.
The project works on the basis of multiple workstations running from a single unit. Quentin Stafford-Fraser
Quentin Stafford-Fraser
James Quentin Stafford-Fraser was instrumental in the creation of the Trojan room coffee pot: the first webcam. He wrote the XCoffee client program which allowed the state of the coffee pot to be displayed on a screen....
, founder of the organisation, told The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
"We can make computing more affordable by sharing it". The system allows a basic PC running linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
to be shared by many users.
Ndiyo nivo is similar in concept to Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray
Sun Ray
The Sun Ray from Oracle is a stateless thin client solution aimed at corporate environments, originally introduced by Sun Microsystems in September 1999...
virtual display thin client.