Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Tech support: Some church officials keen about One Laptop Per Child
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> | "There are 50 million students in the Catholic Church's school systems,"
> | which include children in some very poor parts of the world, he told
> | Catholic News Service Oct. 29.
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> http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0706186.htm
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Thanks for this link. The Jesuits have a reputation as free-thinkers, to
the point where they historically have frequently run afoul of the
hierarchy. They are also dedicated to education. Seems some know a good
thing when they see one.
>
> Related:
>
> Column: What's his beef with Linux?
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> | On the contrary, I would take any opportunity to promote Linux among
> | Windows users. On April 1st one of my online buddies deleted Windows
> | from his harddrive, after receiving a step by step guidance through
> | all the problems he encountered. After a demonstration, a church
> | pastor recently started promoting the use of Ubuntu Linux among
> | church members in order to reduce the use of illegal software.
> | And in a few weeks time I will explain the joys of software
> | installation via synaptic and apt-get to a group of novice
> | users. That is how I contribute to the spread of Linux.
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>
> http://opensourcelearning.info/blog/?p=334
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