non-open
source OS might be a bit less useful to those who can not afford to buy
software for them.
-E
-Original Message-
From: Allen Brown
To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
Sent: Mon, Oct 19, 2009 11:24 am
Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay
>From the FSF article Joshua provided:
According to Walter Bender, "Sugar is running on over 99% of all
of the OLPC-XO laptops around the world because governments prefer
its quality, openness, built-in collaboration, and easy
localization to indigenous languages.
I would not assume this i
I hope your right about that. If there's one person who want's to see
MS hobbled in the Education Dept. IT's ME!
On Sun, 2009-10-18 at 22:29 -0700, Joshua N Pritikin wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:12:47PM -0700, Mr O wrote:
> > No, he hasn't.
> >
> > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:12:47PM -0700, Mr O wrote:
> No, he hasn't.
>
> http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=OLPC+microsoft&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=2755c6b3e9b2e9
>
> Microsoft wants a piece of the pie. OLPC is willing to cooperate.
Sure, but some kind of OLPC and Microsoft partnership has gon
Pritikin wrote:
> From: Joshua N Pritikin
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay
> To: abr...@peak.org, "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group"
>
> Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 10:06 PM
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 04:47:06PM
> -0700, Alle
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 04:47:06PM -0700, Allen Brown wrote:
> I thought the OLPC program had abandoned Linux. But this
> article says the computers in Uruguay are Linux.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8309583.stm
Gah! Have you been hiding under a rock for the last year?
See http://www.
I thought the OLPC program had abandoned Linux. But this
article says the computers in Uruguay are Linux.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8309583.stm
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