On 23.04.2008 03:09, C. Scott Ananian wrote: > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Mitch Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The laptops are even more wonderful with a child-friendly UI, loads of fun >> activities, and a non-proprietary software stack. But in the steady >> state, the >> web is the high-order bit, sufficient to qualify as education in and of >> itself. >> > > But aren't we forgetting the connectivity aspect? A laptop with a web > browser and no web to browse doesn't seem to me to be very useful. > The XO's promise for rural areas relies on its deployment strategy, > mesh networking, and low power consumption. >
In theory, mesh networking is a feature of the wireless firmware and should work fine regardless of operating system choice. Regards, Carl-Daniel _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
