Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> [I mentioned it last week, but more details are now available]
>
> Low-cost student laptops to run Mandriva Linux
>
> ,----[ ]
>| Mandriva, the France-based Linux distributor, will have a
>| version of its Mandriva Linux 2007 pre-installed on Intel's
>| new low-end laptop for students, the Classmate PC.
> `----
>
> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4146178789.html
Overall, this is surely a good thing, but I wonder if Intel will manage
to hit the price points of the OLPC machine? Either way, though, I'm
pleased to see recognition that adding horsepower to classroom computing
is not helpful.
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