__/ [ [H]omer ] on Sunday 22 April 2007 06:02 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Ubuntu 7.04 Upgrade First Impressions
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>> | If you're considering the switch away from Windows, there is now even
>> | more incentive to make the switch. What are you waiting for!
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http://technical-itch.co.uk/2007/04/20/ubuntu-704-upgrade-first-impressions/
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>> Earlier today I came across a figure that's 20 million downloads.
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> Holly crap!
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> Add 10 million copies of Fedora running Sugar on OLPCs.
That's just the initial figure, before massive production (hundreds of
millions) begins.
A closer look at what '$100 laptop' will be
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| After the kids have their say, and necessary changes are made, the
| nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child (OLPC at www.laptop.org) plans to ship
| 5 million XOs around the world by the end of 2007, a first installment
| toward reaching the 1 billion school-age children now growing up in the
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| developing world. The machines will be built by Quanta Computer in Taiwan.
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| [...]
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| Inside, the operating system is based on Linux open-source software,
| ignoring both Windows and Mac. Instead of folders on the opening
| screen, students see a figure representing a child (an X with an
| O over it, hence the "XO") surrounded by a circle of icons
| showing what activities are in use. The system also includes
| an Internet browser, a word processor, games, and a toolkit
| for a wide variety of musical activities.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0129/p13s01-stct.html
Why do you think Bill Gates has just said in Beijing that he wants another
one billion computer (=Windows) users?
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