Matt wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Every child in Portugal and Venezuela will have open source
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>> | The Magelhaes (Magellan) initiative of the Portuguese government is
>> | giving every child in the country an Intel Classmate PC for 50 euros -
>> | and they are dual-boot machines running XP and a local Linux called
>> | Caixa Magica.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10011898o-2000469549b,00.htm
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> Where are the primary sources for this article?
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> Did peterjudge (whoever that is) conduct interviews with the people
> doing the work in Portugal and Venezuela?
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> If peterjudge didn't make it up out of nothing, he should post the
> primary sources in Spanish or Portuguese.
The URL below is from the official Portuguese government site for the
e-escolinha project.
"O computador tem configuração Dual Boot (Linux Caixa Mágica e Windows XP)."
http://www.eescolinha.gov.pt/portal/server.pt/community/e-escolinha/200/equipamento
Translation to English:
"The computer is dual boot configured (Linux Caixa Mágica e Windows XP)."
The cost varies from free to 20 and 50 euros depending on the economic level
of the children's family. An optional 3G Internet access is also
subsidized.
The kids love the Magalhaes laptops. The small weight and size along with a
softer keyboards are much appreciated by the children. It also comes with
lots of pre-installed educational software.
Regards.
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