[lug] Open source laptops for kids - OLPC offer

[Kim Peterson]

Neal,
Thanks for answering my question. I am so excited to get my computer, it is such an incredible opportunity for all.
 
I was hoping I could network with you and the rest of the group. I'm a contract recruiter for a company called Applied Trust Engineering, we are a small IT security consulting firm located in downtown Boulder. We are seeking to hire three Network or System Engineers with a background in Linux and a four year degree from an accredited college. If  anyone knows of someone seeking a new opportunity and has an appreciation of Linux, please forward my contact information. Thanks for your help.
 
Kim Peterson
kim at atrust.com
720-208-6180


----- Original Message ----
From: Neal McBurnett <neal at bcn.boulder.co.us>
To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 12:02:29 PM
Subject: Re: [lug] Open source laptops for kids - OLPC offer

On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 07:40:51AM -0800, Kim Peterson wrote:
> Hello,
> I am new to this group and signed up to learn more about Linux. I recently

Welcome!

> purchased the OLPC offer in early Dec and haven't received my
> computer yet. Did they send you a tracking number or does it just
> show up at your door.  thanks,

Mine arrived on Jan 2nd, and I got a tracking number for it (and the
hotspot offer code) 4 days later on the 6th :-)  I've heard that happened
to some other folks also.  I ordered it on the 2nd day of the offer.

And I'm not complaining - this is so much fun, and the G1G1 program is
all about supporting the project, not demanding a professional (and
difficult and expensive!) customer care experience.

Watching the firmware run Conway's game of Life (a boot-up easter egg
you can find by experimenting or googling) brought me back to age 13
in 1970 when I read about Life in Scientific American.  That is just
the sort of experience I hope kids around the world can now have at a
similar age.

It has, among other things, a glider gun just like the one you can see
here in javascript:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life
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