Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, enough people have posted about the political ramifications and
> what the project is about. Now I'd like to say why *I* want one.
...
Good points. I would prefer a different color scheme though - say,
desert camouflage.
- Jim Van
On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 02:59:38PM -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:38 pm, Ben Scott wrote:
> > Not even that, necessarily. If a whole bunch of people buy these
> > $100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for
> > those who truly cannot afford it.
>
On 5/30/06, Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:38 pm, Ben Scott wrote:
If a whole bunch of people buy these
$100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for
those who truly cannot afford it.
That is the same rationale the drug companies use
On Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:38 pm, Ben Scott wrote:
> On 5/30/06, Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Just being a bit selfish here ...
>
> Not even that, necessarily. If a whole bunch of people buy these
> $100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for
> those who tr
On 5/30/06, Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just being a bit selfish here ...
Not even that, necessarily. If a whole bunch of people buy these
$100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for
those who truly cannot afford it.
DISCLAIMER: This is not a vote in fa
Well, enough people have posted about the political ramifications and
what the project is about. Now I'd like to say why *I* want one.
1. It's cheap. Even at $300.
2. 400MHz/128MB/512MB is plenty for what I need a laptop to do.
3. It's got WiFi built in with mesh capabilities - Under Linux. No
