OLPC makes its entry into India - finally!
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| When the OLPC first made news, a prominent official in the HRD ministry of
| the Indian government had gone on record snubbing the OLPC project ($100
| laptop), even making a preposterous claim that work was under way to create
| India's own $10 laptop. But as things have worked out, OLPC has already made
| an entry into India in the form of a pilot project in a rural primary school
| in a village in the state of Maharasthra.
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http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/11/olpc-makes-its-entry-into-india-finally.html
Not bear *this* in mind (a new development in terms of information):
Microsoft told Nigeria to dump Linux for Windows
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| Microsoft and representatives from the Nigerian government had not responded
| to a request for comment at the time of writing.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62034074,00.htm
Filthy monopoly. Was it singing about non-existent patents? It issued such
threats in 2004 when Asian governments said they would move to Linux.
Days ago:
[Mandriva CEO:] An open letter to Steve Ballmer
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| Wow! I’m impressed, Steve! What have you done for these guys to change their
| mind like this? It’s pretty clear to me, and it will be clear to everyone.
| How do you call what you just did Steve, in the place where you live? In my
| place, they give it various names, I’m sure you know them.
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| Hey Steve, how do you feel looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning?
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| Of course, I will keep fighting this one and the next one, and the next one.
| You have the money, the power, and maybe we have a different sense of ethics
| you and I, but I believe that hard work, good technology and ethics can win
| too.
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http://blog.mandriva.com/2007/10/31/an-open-letter-to-steve-ballmer/
$100 laptop program still eyes India
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| The so-called $100 laptops for children may make it to India after all.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/25/100.laptop.india.ap/index.html
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