Wot! No Vista?

[xo]

Factfile: XO laptop

The One Laptop Per Child project is one step closer to releasing the
completed machine to millions of schoolchildren in the developing world. But
what makes the computer so unique?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You related to Alias? It runs a crippled Linux

and now for something completely different......

 

[Mike]

It runs a crippled Linux

That's redundant.

Mike

 

[ArameFarpado]

Em Segunda, 23 de Julho de 2007 22:39, xo escreveu:

Factfile: XO laptop

The One Laptop Per Child project is one step closer to releasing the
completed machine to millions of schoolchildren in the developing world.
But what makes the computer so unique?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm

what did you espect?

never seen a windows system last more that 15 days in the hands of a 5 year
old...

it needs a real OS for the job.

regards

 

[ArameFarpado]

Em Segunda, 23 de Julho de 2007 22:39, xo escreveu:

But what makes the computer so unique?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm

check this one too

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070708-abrief-look-at-the-intel-classmate-pc-with-linux.html

 

[Gary]

Em Segunda, 23 de Julho de 2007 22:39, xo escreveu:


what did you espect?

never seen a windows system last more that 15 days in the hands of a 5
year
old...

it needs a real OS for the job.

regards

No it just needed a OS made for a 5 year old.

 

[ArameFarpado]

Em Segunda, 23 de Julho de 2007 23:36, Gary escreveu:

No it just needed a OS made for a 5 year old.

a real OS will work fine no mather the age of the user... don't compare it
with the piece of shit you're using.

 

[carl feredeck]

It runs a crippled Linux

So? You are running a crippled windows! HA!
And you actually paid for it too! So funny....

Now dont start thinking about how to get your hands on a 100 dollar laptop..
those are for children in need.

 

[Frank]

So? You are running a crippled windows! HA!
And you actually paid for it too! So funny....

Now dont start thinking about how to get your hands on a 100 dollar laptop..
those are for children in need.

hehehe...and you're running a crippled brain...lol!
Frank

 

[The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy]

You related to Alias? It runs a crippled Linux

Good thing it runs linux...

Pupils browse porn on donated laptops
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1966647020070720
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=880&tag=nl.e019

I can only imagine all the nasties these kids would get if it ran windows...

and now for something completely different......

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Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
"They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
hackers."

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legality."
- Linus Torvalds

 

[Saucy]

Factfile: XO laptop

The One Laptop Per Child project is one step closer to releasing the
completed machine to millions of schoolchildren in the developing world.
But what makes the computer so unique?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm

Microsoft should offer an OS to the project.

Saucy

 

[NotMe]

Microsoft should offer an OS to the project.
Saucy

I thought the idea was to offer working laptops...

 

[Saucy]

I thought the idea was to offer working laptops...

Yeah .. but the hardware is just nuts 'n bolts w/o software. I'm not saying
they should take over .. just offer a software system that could on some of
the laptops for free. It seems a worthy project.

Saucy

 

[Ian Betts]

Microsoft should offer an OS to the project.

Saucy

In the UK Bill Gates has fully equipped a school and is going to make that
system available World Wide.