Bringing tech to every child
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| It will come loaded with 100 books, music files, cartoons,
| games and educational material in a variety of languages. It
| runs on two watts of power and can access the Internet via
| a mesh network.
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http://www.topix.net/content/kri/2905929273367028619420701444353059690067
The subject line is based on a nice description which I have seen in another
article. it discusses the UNIX methodology and how it ensures that a
monoculture (hardware- and software-wise) is no reason to worry.
Related:
Bitfrost - Bitfrost is the OLPC security platform
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| We have set out to create a system that is both drastically
| more secure and provides drastically more usable security than
| any mainstream system currently on the market.
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bitfrost
The $100 Computer
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| Of course, Intel may just be unhappy that the computers will use AMD
| chips, and Gates might be fuming that they will run on Linux instead
| of Windows. The stakes are high for both firms; while this may be a
| charitable effort at first, they ultimately see it as a long-term
| move to build a market and capture the loyalty of tomorrow's consumers.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/27/cheap-computers-poor-lead-citizen-cx_hc_davos07_0127laptop.html?partner=yahootix
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
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| developing world. The machines will be built by Quanta Computer in Taiwan.
|
| [...]
|
| 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
Video: Hands-on with OLPC
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| Nick Negroponte's OLPC made an appearance at CES, in partner
| Marvell's booth. Marvell supplies the 802.11 b/g chipset, as
| well as a chipset made exclusively for mesh networking.
| Fortunately for us (but unfortunately for Marvell) we all
| know why everyone showed up, and it definitely wasn't for
| ICs. Take a look up top, or download at the bottom.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/10/video-hands-on-with-olpc/
Australia To Trial OLPC
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| In a surprise announcement, the government of the Northern Territory
| has announced that they are testing the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child)
| machines with a view to launching trials in remote communities.
|
| The OLPC has been designed for children in the developing world, in
| regions that struggle for basic infrastructure like clean running
| water, and electricity. So it may come as a surprise to some that
| an Australian state government has put up a hand to trial the new
| laptops.
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http://www.localfoss.org/Australia_To_Trial_OLPC
Rwanda Commits to Low-Cost Laptop Project
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| Rwanda is the eighth developing country to join the One Laptop
| Per Child initiative aimed at giving away inexpensive
| computers to all young students.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54987.html
$100 laptop project eyes launch
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| The first countries to sign up to buying the machine include
| Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nigeria, Libya,
| Pakistan and Thailand.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6224183.stm
Public can purchase $100 laptop
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| The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project plan to
| release the machine on general sale next year.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6246989.stm
One Laptop Per Child: XO Phase 2 Progress
,----[ Quote ]
| The B2 prototypes are planned to be delivered to the interested
| countries for practical testing later this month.
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http://polishlinux.org/gnu/one-laptop-per-child-xo-phase-2/
OLPC details low-cost laptop Build 2 mods
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| The One Laptop Per Child project, which demonstrated the first build
| of the self-powered laptop to a roomful of reporters Jan. 8 at the
| Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is now into its second build
| of the new green machine.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4963854992.html
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