__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Friday 04 May 2007 22:06 \__
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_hi_te/hundred_dollar_laptop;_ylt=Ah3BF4W98wgDiNre4eh9LZzMWM0F
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> CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - One of the most ambitious aspects of the "$100
> laptop" project for schoolchildren in developing countries is the
> machines' open-source software platform, designed to be intuitive
> for kids.
> ADVERTISEMENT
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> That's why many people were taken aback last week when the founder
> of the nonprofit laptop project, Nicholas Negroponte, announced that
> buyers of the machine will be able to add Windows, the ultimate in
> proprietary software.
>
> Stay tuned.
I think that the writer of the article is unaware of the latest information.
OLPC project clarifies: no plans for Windows support
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| According to Walter Bender, president of Software and Content at OLPC,
| there is no agreement in place between OLPC and Microsoft to offer XO
| laptops with any version of Windows. Bender also indicated that
| Microsoft has not contacted OLPC regarding its $3 software bundling
| program, nor have any governments requested that the XO be outfitted
| with Windows. In short, there is no existing collaboration between
| Microsoft and OLPC aimed at outfitting the XO laptop with Windows.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070502-olpc-project-clarifies-no-plans-for-windows-support.html
One Laptop Per Child clarity
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| The bulk of the confusion and conspiracy theorising which accompanied
| the recent announcement seems to centre on this point.
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| The specs were not boosted to accommodate windows...
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1481
OLPC Linux laptop could succeed in U.S.
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| The laptop features a string pulley to charge its battery, a keyboard
| that switches between languages, a digital video camera, wireless
| connectivity, and an open-source Linux operating system tailored for
| remote regions.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4220342075.html
OLPC: Free Software Still Rules
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| Jepsen tells us, politely, to calm down. The plan is still for the
| XO to ship with OLPC's custom Linux-based Sugar operating system,
| and she hasn't seen demand for anything else on the XO. "The issuehasn't
| presented itself. Most people love Sugar."
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http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/olpc_free_softw.html
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