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Re: [News] OLPC's (Linux Laptops) Roll Out in Bigger Numbers

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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> First 1,000 XO Laptops Roll off the Assembly Line in Shanghai
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| One Laptop per Child (OLPC) has announced a major milestone in its
>| mission to develop a low-cost laptop to eliminate global poverty by
>| advancing the education of children in developing countries.
> `----
> 
> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Mobile/First_1000_XO_Laptops_Roll_off_the_Assembly_Line_in_Shanghai
> 
> The OLPC project (and the PS3) can bring Linux to half a billion people
> within a couple of years, according to the founder of the project. And these
> are just two channels of distribution...

Interesting point.  How about 100 Million PS3, 500 Million OLPC, 100
Million linux phones...

The PS3 has to be considered as a serious contender for the desktop.  In
terms of management, it will be low indeed.

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| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
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