[SGVLUG] Today's news brings a wide grin

[Miguel Hernandez]

But they're still costing roughly $175 to make? I've been following this
project since last Feb. & I recall reading that once they got to this
milestone in orders, it was actually going to cost closer to $100 per laptop
(which would mean more kids w/laptops). Regardless of the cost, it's a great
project built on open-source apps & bleeding edge technology- stuff we'll be
using in our laptops in the near future...so it's a win-win!

On 7/23/07, John E. Kreznar <jek at ininx.com> wrote:
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>    Non-Profit Laptop Group Reaches Goal of 3 Million Orders To
>    Developing Nations
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>    A nonprofit group's effort to provide laptops to school children in
>    developing nations announced they've reached their goal of 3
>    million orders, allowing production to begin in October.  Taiwan's
>    Quanta Computer Inc. will make the $175 XO laptops which include
>    the open-source Linux operating system, pull-cord recharging and
>    displays designed for bright outdoor use, the One Laptop Per Child
>    (OLPC) organization said.
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>   "[What open source is actually achieving is to reduce] the ability of
>    proprietary companies to collect secrecy rent."  -- Eric S. Raymond
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