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[News] Australia Could Soon Join the $100 Linux Laptop Club

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

A commitment would have serious impact. This comes just days after OLPC was
said to be considered for public availability. Children in all nations can
use identical learning tools, partly funded by wealthier nations.


Recent:

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


OLPC to reach $100 laptop mark next year

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| Using a Linux-based OS (operating system) is one way the group can
| save on cost, but that was not the main reason the group chose
| Fedora Core 6.0, a Linux OS, according to Michail Bletsas, chief
| connectivity officer at OLPC and a research scientist at MIT. The
| open-source OS allowed the OLPC group to expand the user experience
| and develop programs aimed at children, such as games and other
| software.
| 
| Bletsas also clarified that Microsoft "generously" offered a version of
| its Windows OS to the OLPC project, as did Apple. But the OLPC
| project declined, believing it had a chance to develop a new user
| interface. Using open-source software also allows children a
| greater opportunity to explore and create on their own, he said. 
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsid=8044

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