Friday, October 10, 2008

Version 08.10 of the OpenDisc and OpenEducationDisc Release

The new versions have just been released. I blogged about the OpenDisc and the OpenEducation Disc here. These discs are a great introduction to the world of FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software).

Learn more at theopendisc.com

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

One Million Laptops for Venezuela School Children

Oil rich Venezuela will buy a million Classmate notebooks for school children, based on Intel's reference design.

According to the BBC, the $3 billion deal is part of a bilateral trade agreement with Portugal. The machines will be built in Portugal and use the Atom cut down microprocessor and will come with broadband connections and digicams.

Full article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7642985.stm