New issue of Linux Gazette: http://linuxgazette.net/141/index.html
One Volunteer Per Child - GNU/Linux and the Community
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| The gory details of code and hardware often hide the details of
| the "wetware", the human beings using technology. GNU/Linux software is
| driven by hundreds and thousands of people who in turn make the experience of
| using a computer a pleasant task for many more. There are many projects out
| there that want to reach the non-technical groups of our society. One of
| these projects is the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation.
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http://linuxgazette.net/141/pfeiffer.html
Another good discussion about open source losing its way:
http://linuxgazette.net/141/lg_mail2.html
Related:
'$100 laptop' production begins
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| Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to ramp-up production of
| all of the components needed to build millions of the low-cost machines.
| Previously, the organisation behind the scheme said that it required orders
| for 3m laptops to make production viable. The first machines should be ready
| to put into the hands of children in developing countries in October 2007.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6908946.stm
Students aim for One Laptop Per Child
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| One way the laptops, called the XO, can be so inexpensive is that all their
| programs are created and customized using open source, which means all codes
| are made freely available and no one company owns the copyright. That brings
| together millions of hours of work instead of having to start from scratch
| for each program, Burns said.
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| Burns thought OLPC was an interesting idea, and he went online to find out
| more, getting on the mailing lists and making contact with project
| coordinators. When coordinators learned that he was a student at Oregon State
| University and worked at the university's Network Services, they asked if he
| could work on the word processor.
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http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006707040328
Adult OLPC OS: Red Hat Global Desktop or Ubuntu Mobile?
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| Doesn't that functionality, in an affordable laptop, sound perfect for adult
| XO users?
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http://www.olpcnews.com/software/operating_system/red_hat_desktop_ubuntu_mobile.html
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