Dear Community Members,
An important meeting is being organized at the United Nations in its New
York City Secretariat on 29 August on the use of Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) in United Nations' programmes and at the UN itself. About
50-100 attendees are expected this important meeting.
Hi Folks,
It may be odd coming from me, but let me give you some ideas about why
Microsoft is
probably NOT behind any conspiracy with Barnes and Noble:
o BN carries lots of other Linux and Open Source books on their shelf
o There are few books published that are under Microsoft's control, ergo
We are not talking about what MS's or any other entities legal
rights are, we are talking about the right thing to do.
Correct - I think the point might be that public accusations without a shred
of collaborating evidence is clearly not the right thing to do on a
discussion forum with global
At 2:01 PM -0400 7/23/06, John Thompson wrote:
Reading and mathematics are probably the two areas where you would least
expect to find a positive impact on test scores. -- Why is that?
John
We carried out research in 10 one-to-one laptop schools, and reviewed
research from hundreds of
Develop Without Borders Contest
A new contest co-sponsored by HP and Microsoft encourages solution
architects and developers to submit a design for an Office Business
Application that benefits a charity of their choice. Winners can receive
proof-of-concept funding up to $150,000 in cash and prizes
Apparently, the OLPC folks have dropped yet another original design idea,
the hand crank, and now are talking about powering the $140+ laptop with a
string - you pull it like a lawnmower starter of old.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17194ch=infotech
As part of my coursework, I have been asked to chat with an
entrepreneur about their company and prepare a case study. I would
like to find an entrepreneur who is working at bridging the digital
divide.
I would need about 10-20 minutes of their time to talk with them about
their company. I can
Stephen Snow wrote:
Phil, et. al.,
I wonder why, if microsoft has a hand in manipulating barnes noble
offerings, so many LINUX books are available at BN? Seems to me that
would be a much greater threat than openoffice. And what about
PlayStation 2 tips tricks? The list actually could go on
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Apparently, the OLPC folks have dropped yet another original design idea,
the hand crank, and now are talking about powering the $140+ laptop with a
string - you pull it like a lawnmower starter of old.