Eight nations to test 2,500 OLPC Linux laptops
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| An OLPC spokesperson said the price should fall to $100 apiece next
| year, when they hope to produce 50 million of the so-called "XO"
| machines, before dipping below $100 by 2010 when they aim to reach
| 150 million of the world's poorest children.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4707471745.html
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Does the $100 Laptop Have a Future in the US?
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| The low-cost laptop, which in the coming weeks will go into
| wide-scale production, could have applications in needy U.S.
| school districts.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/55577.html
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.
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| 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
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