For anyone wanting to try it out : http://people.redhat.com/berrange/olpc/sdk/
On 6/9/06, Ed Howland <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Even if I wanted to get one for the group, these laptops are only > > being sold to governments. From the FAQ[1]: > > > > "How will these be marketed? > > The laptops will be sold to governments and issued to children by > > schools on a basis of one laptop per child. Initial discussions have > > been held with China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Nigeria, and > > Thailand. An additional, modest allocation of machines will be used > > to seed developer communities in a number of other countries. A > > commercial version of the machine will be explored in parallel." > > > > On the other hand, it can't hurt to ask. I'd encourage you and > > anyone else interested to e-mail OLPC[2] or browse/join the mailing > > list[3]. It seems like an absolutely fantastic project. > > > > [1] http://www.laptop.org/faq.en_US.html > > [2] mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [3] http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo > > > > > Right, you may remember might somewhat skeptical remarks after the video > at the mtg a few months ago. Glad to see they have gotten a working > prototype. They are expected to cost ~$140 out the door this year with > falling prices year by year. I'm still skeptical that they can get > enough volumes ordered to be practical and financially viable. > > But as soon as I heard a certain William Gates was publicly critical of > the design and project, I was immediately jumped full on board with the > plan. Anything he doesn't like is a sure indicator of success for said > thing. > > I'd like to see about getting a prototype to show around our community > and schools, etc. I think they are missing out on an untapped market. > > However, I also predict in a few years these will be just so much > landfill. $25 or less on eBay. > > Ed > > > > Regards, > > - Robert > > http://www.cwelug.org/downloads > > Help others get OpenSource software. Distribute FLOSS > > for Windows, Linux, *BSD, and MacOS X with BitTorrent > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CWE-LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.cwelug.org/ > > http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ > > http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/ > > > > -- > Ed Howland > WDT Solutions, LLC. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (314) 962-0766 > > > > _______________________________________________ > CWE-LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.cwelug.org/ > http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ > http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/ > -- The information transmitted (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is intended only for the person(s) or entity/entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
