[lug] Open source laptops for kids - OLPC offer

[Neal McBurnett]

Fox has a surprisingly good article on "The Laptop That Could Change
the World"

 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314802,00.html

Idealistic?  Yes.  Possible?  Yes.  Likely?  Likely enough to want to
be involved....

The one thing they don't focus on much is the importance of it being
open source (including a "view source" key (gear symbol) on the
laptop, integrated into many if not most applications.  Think how cool
it will be to have kids improving their own software!

 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience/View_Source

You can buy two (one for you, one to be donated to a kid in a
developing country) between now and Dec 31 for $400.

 http://www.laptop.org/

I've ordered/donated mine :-) and I know there are others in the area
who already have them.  They are more fun when used together - any
other takers?

Neal McBurnett                 http://mcburnett.org/neal/