Tech | November 13, 2007 | 3 comments

One Laptop Per Child sale starts

source: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/13/one-laptop-per-child-2.html

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The One Laptop Per Child project's "Give One Get One" sale started yesterday. For a limited time, anyone can buy one of the rugged, open little laptops for your own use, provided that you also pay for a second machine that will be donated to a kid in the developing world.

Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. During this time, you can donate the revolutionary XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution.
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3 comments // One Laptop Per Child sale starts

  • Uckfay
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      Uckfay  

    • I just don't know yall. Without giving it a second thought, it sounds like a good idea, but what good is a computer going to do these folks in developing countries? What are these computers really going to be used for? Why not send food and books? Technology is responsibility, and we have enough viruses and techno-nazis right here in the U.S.A, to know that this responsibility gets abused more often than not. Why would we want to send this technology to a third world country? Does this make sense? I think this is a very bad idea and I think this money could be put to better use in different ways.

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