<s>
A	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toaster	I-Application
is	O
a	O
public	O
kiosk	O
that	O
will	O
burn	B-Application
copies	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
onto	O
user-provided	O
CDs	B-Device
and	O
DVDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toaster	I-Application
project	O
was	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
's	O
Shuttleworth	O
Foundation	O
and	O
built	O
in	O
Perl	O
by	O
Hamish	O
Whittal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
CD	B-Application
burning	I-Application
facilities	O
(	O
in	O
kiosk	O
form	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
burn	B-Application
copies	O
of	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
onto	O
self-supplied	O
blank	O
CD	B-Device
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
started	O
as	O
one	O
solution	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
obtaining	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
other	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
restrictive	O
telecommunications	O
environment	O
makes	O
downloading	O
large	O
software	O
files	O
prohibitively	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toasters	I-Application
at	O
the	O
following	O
locations	O
:	O
Bloemfontein	O
,	O
Cape	O
Town	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
Diepkloof	O
,	O
Durban	O
,	O
East	O
London	O
,	O
Grahamstown	O
,	O
Johannesburg	O
(	O
5	O
)	O
,	O
Knysna	O
,	O
Namibia	O
,	O
Pietermaritzburg	O
,	O
Port	O
Elizabeth	O
,	O
Port	O
Shepstone	O
,	O
Potchefstroom	O
,	O
Pretoria	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
Seneca	O
College	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Stellenbosch	O
,	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
Trivandrum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toaster	I-Application
kiosk	O
is	O
placed	O
at	O
a	O
school	O
,	O
library	O
,	O
shopping	O
center	O
or	O
another	O
publicly	O
accessible	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
bring	O
blank	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
to	O
the	O
kiosk	O
and	O
select	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kiosk	O
will	O
then	O
burn	B-Application
the	O
selected	O
software	O
onto	O
the	O
users	O
 '	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Freedom	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Toaster	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
term	O
for	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
disc	I-Device
burner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Toaster	I-Application
kiosks	O
provide	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
computer	O
users	O
in	O
economically	O
disadvantaged	O
regions	O
and	O
areas	O
with	O
limited	O
or	O
no	O
Internet	O
access	O
to	O
get	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
providing	O
this	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
behind	O
the	B-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Toaster	I-Application
hope	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Digital	O
Divide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Toaster	I-Application
is	O
mostly	O
available	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Shuttleworth	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foundation	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
get	O
others	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
idea	O
by	O
providing	O
the	O
tools	O
to	O
help	O
create	O
,	O
support	O
and	O
maintain	O
your	O
own	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initiative	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
taken	O
up	O
independently	O
by	O
a	O
company	O
in	O
India	O
-	O
Zyxware	O
Technologies	O
-	O
who	O
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Users	I-Application
Group	I-Application
,	I-Application
Thiruvananthapuram	I-Application
to	O
promote	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toasters	I-Application
as	O
a	O
viable	O
method	O
to	O
spread	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
