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OLPC unveils slimline tablet PC

http://news.bbc.co.uk

The group behind the $100 laptop has revealed the design for its latest computer aimed at connecting children in the developing world.

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OLPC's Netbook Impact on Laptop PC Industry

http://www.olpcnews.com

I will list the ways in which OLPC has influenced the target market which probably defines the interest of most readers of OLPC News, the angle from which most bloggers and industry commentators have been talking about the OLPC project for the past 4 years, which is how OLPC technology may affect the rich Western country's PC/Laptop industry.

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Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay

http://news.bbc.co.uk

Uruguay has joined the small number of nations providing a laptop for every child attending state primary school.

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This kind of Sugar is actually *good* for kids… Put an OLPC in your pocket with Sugar on a Stick.

http://acurrie.wordpress.com

A good friend of mine purchased an OLPC when they were first released. He wasn’t impressed with it, but I can’t say the same… Sugar on a Stick runs great on my old Eee PC 900, and is a lot more intuitive than you’d think, even for a grup!

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OLPC Deployment in the Greek Village of Sminthi

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From September 2009 students in the Greek high school of Sminthi will use OLPC XO-1 laptops inside and outside the classroom.

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OLPC will make children Microserfs: FSF

http://www.itwire.com

RMS: «... Teaching children to use Windows is like teaching them to smoke tobacco [...] That is a negative effect, so the world would be better off if the OLPC project had never existed... »

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GNU/Linux Was Never a Problem for OLPC, Claims Technical OLPC Staff

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FUD from Nicholas Negroponte is being challenged .

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How OLPC Failed Where Industry Succeeded with GNU/Linux

http://boycottnovell.com

THE One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project — an initiative whose purpose was to give underprivileged children around the world a better chance at modern education using technology — may have been stifled though a combination of disinformation and other coordinated efforts by hardware and software monopolies that needed to stop it.

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Quick Mention: Microsoft’s OLPC is About Selfishness, Gain, Neither Children Nor Education

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OLPC News about how Microsoft duped, mistreated or exploited MIT Media Lab

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Did Microsoft Scheme Financial Strangulations Against OLPC?

http://boycottnovell.com

Antitrust exhibits show how Microsoft was treating -- internally -- the OLPC threat (with GNU/Linux)

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Geek’s Guide to Giving this Holiday Season

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There are plenty of charities in this world, many with noble causes. Some, probably more noble than the ones listed here. But if you’re like me, many (if not all) of these organizations and their causes have a special place in my heart. So here it is, the geek’s guide to giving this holiday season.

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Court Grants OLPC's Motions Dismissing Lancor's Claims in Nigeria

http://www.groklaw.net

Do you remember the horrible case against OLPC in Nigeria, where a company called Lancor claimed infringement of its design patent on a keyboard? They were asking for $20 million in damages. I have some happy news from OLPC News' recent newsletter:In the domestic Nigerian keyboard case, the court granted OLPC's motions to dismiss Lancor's claims.

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Not Free at Any Price - Why I switched to the OLPC—and why I dropped it, by Richard M. Stallman

http://www.bostonreview.net

"The One Laptop Per Child project, launched by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte in 2003, was supposed to lead millions of children around the world to information technology and freedom [...] I now expect that the main effect of the OLPC project—if it succeeds—will be to turn millions of children into Microsoft users.

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Interview with Walter Bender of Sugar Labs

http://www.groklaw.net

Sean Daly and I had the opportunity to interview by email Walter Bender, formerly president of software and content with OLPC and now the founder of Sugar Labs. Sugar Labs is the name of the nonprofit organization being established to support the development of the educational Sugar software, which was originally created for the One Laptop Per Child project.

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OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo

http://arstechnica.com

"Walter Bender, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's former president of software, is launching a non-profit foundation that will continue development of OLPC's Sugar software platform. The new organization, which is called Sugar Labs, will coordinate ongoing community-driven Sugar development and will assist hardware makers that want to ship the platform."

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