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OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program
The One Laptop Per Child project is
starting a new program for people interested in getting the XO laptop for
their children. The Give 1 Get 1
promotion, starting November 12, allows people to buy an XO for someone
they know while sending one to a student in a developing country, all for
$399. "While children are by nature eager for knowledge, many
countries have little resources to devote to education – sometimes
less than $20 a year per child. Imagine the potential that could be
unlocked by giving every child in the world the tools they need to learn,
no matter who they are, no matter where they live, no matter how little
they may have. "
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OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program Posted Sep 24, 2007 14:22 UTC (Mon) by crackmonkey (guest, #31592) [Link] I find it hard to understand how Nicholas Negroponte, a self-identified dyslexic, decided that pale grey text against a white background was a good idea. I have better eyesight than most people I know (never needed corrective lenses in my life), but I find that page difficult to read.
If I understand correctly, part of the goal of the project is worldwide access to computing resources for everyone. Some Web designer seems to have forgotten the goal of accessibility.
OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program => Poor Colour Choice for Website Posted Sep 24, 2007 21:50 UTC (Mon) by barbara (guest, #3014) [Link] >I find it hard to understand how Nicholas Negroponte, a self-identifieddyslexic, decided that pale grey text against a white background was a good idea. I have better eyesight than most people I know (never needed corrective lenses in my life), but I find that page difficult to read.
The colours on this website make it hard to read the text. How about
Barbara
OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program Posted Sep 24, 2007 14:40 UTC (Mon) by dufkaf (subscriber, #10358) [Link] Too bad it is 'a promotion for a brief window of time'.
OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:56 UTC (Thu) by jg (subscriber, #17537) [Link] We don't know what demand will be; we have to ensure kids get machines until production is ramped up.
OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program Posted Sep 24, 2007 15:20 UTC (Mon) by zooko (subscriber, #2589) [Link] I'm considering doing this in order to simultaneously donate to OLPC and to get a robust laptop for one (or perhaps both) of my children.
I have only two reasons to hesitate. First, it doesn't have a touch screen. I might prefer to save my money in order to buy a touch screen device for my children. Second, I don't know much about administrating it. The weird stories about it phoning home and shutting itself off if it is reported to be stolen, for example -- is anything like that actually in there? I would obviously require full control over a device that I am going to entrust with my children's time and attention. Presumably, since it is Free Software and comes from a culture of freedom and openness, I'll be able to learn how to get that kind of control.
OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program Posted Sep 24, 2007 16:27 UTC (Mon) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link] The way that mechanism was designed, if you buy it, it's your home it phones. The mechanism was designed so that the owners would be able to keep them in the right places when the right places are physically distant from the owners. I'm not sure if the ones they're selling in the US offer this feature, but if they do, it's up to the owner what key to give it.
OLPC starts "Give 1 Get 1" program Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:54 UTC (Thu) by jg (subscriber, #17537) [Link] We do not plan to provide the anti-theft service in the G1G1 program. The machines will be shipped unlocked.
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