On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Bert Freudenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This version of the give many program is only up for a day or so. It is > indeed much nicer than the previous one: > ========================== > To give 100 or more laptops and direct them to a location you designate, > send email to givemany at laptop.org > > Give 100+ $310 per laptop > > Give 1000+ $260 per laptop > > Give 10,000+ $210 per laptop > > In each case, the donor designates where the laptops are sent. > > For general information about the many ways you can give laptops through the > One Laptop per Child Foundation, please send email to service at > laptopgiving.org > > ========================== > > - Bert - Can we confirm this with Brightstar? The starting point of this thread was that they said the minimum order is 10,000 units. And is it still cash in advance without a shipping date until months later? On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Yamandu Ploskonka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (from Werner Westermann, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > > Best regards from Santiago, Chile. > > In May of this year, we had exciting news where the ICT-Schools program of the > Department of Education, Enlaces (http://www.enlaces.cl), asked Educalibre > (http://www.educalibre.cl/) to propose a OLPC deployment project. Enlaces > previously met > with a OLPC and Brightstar representatives asuring a total of 1000 XOs. We > went on to > develop the proposal and negociate where to deploy the iniciative (Enlaces > required us > to engage rural areas, outside of the Metropolitan Area, among others): > > http://wiki.educalibre.cl/index.php/Propuesta_OLPC_Chile > > Unfortunately, as you can see, the proposal was frustrated, because as > Brightstar > distributor and partner of the OLPC Foundation, argued that it would not be > possible for > the Chilean State to purchase only 1,000 XOs, but would consider a minimum of > 10,000 XO. -- Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name And Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar
