Microsoft cooks up OLPC dual-boot mud pie Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by happygeek … right now after the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project announced that it and Microsoft were working …and cheerful laptop for third world kids. Nicholas Negroponte, OLPC chairman, has been [URL="http://www.infoworld.…;]InfoWorld[/URL] that there was talk about merging OLPC laptops with Microsoft educational programs being run in developing… Linux powered OLPC unable to hit $100 target price Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by newsguy The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has finally moved from being vapourware and over-hyped … of an eye considering the huge problems faced by the OLPC team to keep the price down and the spec acceptable… field. Whether all of this means that the 3 million OLPC laptops previously quoted as being needing to be ordered so… Re: Microsoft cooks up OLPC dual-boot mud pie Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by Infarction With Intel pulling out (or getting kicked out), seems like OLPC is having a hard time... Re: Microsoft cooks up OLPC dual-boot mud pie Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by jwenting So the Gates Foundation is doing the work, not Microsoft themselves. Can't you ever let your Microsoft hatred prevent clouding your intelligence? Re: Microsoft cooks up OLPC dual-boot mud pie Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by happygeek Read beyond your own prejudice of my opinion and you might see that this posting is simply saying that the situation is very unclear at the moment. The Gates Foundation comment is regarding educational programs not dual booting of the OS... The Little OS That Could—Could Be Replaced Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by khess … support available for the potentially hundreds of thousands of OLPC users? They will have an attractive doorstop or worse…they will end up in landfills. Chairman of the OLPC program, Nicholas Negroponte, is taking some heat over …to work on the open source version of the OLPC project. Perhaps companies like Microsoft should donate their … Re: The Little OS That Could—Could Be Replaced Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by jwenting The entire OLPC project is a farce. It's NOT "for every … SugarLabs Sweet on XO Laptop UI, Sour on Microsoft Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by EddieC … that runs on the low-cost XO laptop. Bender left OLPC in April, after the organization had agreed to work with… Windows 7 And The Incredible Shrinking Keyboard Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Techwriter10 … exits, just this week the One Laptop Per Child Foundation (OLPC) announced [URL="http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles… Is this the cheapest Linux laptop on the planet? Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by newsguy … little in the way of publicity when compared to the OLPC machine. The Linux lappy in question is the [URL="… Re: Is this the cheapest Linux laptop on the planet? Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by linux …'ve made a great deal for a very low price. OLPC is no longer the "cheapest Linux laptop on the… Is Vista really a bigger pile of crap than Second Life and Google Lively? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by happygeek … ([URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1949.html"]OLPC[/URL]) project seems particularly churlish. If any project deserves support… Re: Pygtk and Eclipse Programming Software Development by b_bayaraa_d [QUOTE=sneekula;945823]What is your problem? How does it manifest itself?[/QUOTE] hi i want to creat activity by Pygtk for OLPC-xo. so how i work pygtk in eclipse? sorry for my english skill. e.x import pygtk. it's not import Re: Pygtk and Eclipse Programming Software Development by Stefano Mtangoo [QUOTE=b_bayaraa_d;946257]hi i want to creat activity by Pygtk for OLPC-xo. so how i work pygtk in eclipse? sorry for my english skill. e.x import pygtk. it's not import[/QUOTE] re-read my above post ;) Re: Python based OS Programming Software Development by TrustyTony How about checking out OLPC software (mostly Python) and ubuntu basic components. I think you … Re: The Little OS That Could—Could Be Replaced Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by som3on3 Micorsoft sucks! they could give winxp for free but... they don't want to do it. that's why they will fall Re: SugarLabs Sweet on XO Laptop UI, Sour on Microsoft Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by jbennet "433 GHz " its Mhz Re: SugarLabs Sweet on XO Laptop UI, Sour on Microsoft Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by EddieC Wow- that WOULD be a fast processor. Thanks for pointing it out. Re: Windows 7 And The Incredible Shrinking Keyboard Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by scru Your title is a bit of a strawman. You haven't justified your idea that Windows 7 wants to do away with the keyboard. Besides, you'd still need special hardware to use those features. Re: Windows 7 And The Incredible Shrinking Keyboard Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by jwenting correct. Offering support for touchscreens out of the box doesn't mean you won't be able to use a keyboard any longer. Microsoft isn't crazy, they know they'd never be able to sell the product if 99.9999% of their userbase won't be able to use it because they lack a touchscreen or can't use it. Re: Is this the cheapest Linux laptop on the planet? Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by EddieC What the heck is an LNX Code 8 Mobile processor? Re: Is Vista really a bigger pile of crap than Second Life and Google Lively? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Bladtman242 You are just as subjective as the article you are calling pants Re: Is Vista really a bigger pile of crap than Second Life and Google Lively? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by MidiMagic The biggest problem is its incompatibility with various software products. The second biggest problem is the learning curve. I am upset whenever Microsoft releases a new operating system, because I get same troubles each time: 1. The kind of software and hardware I use requires a real-time interface with the real world. Every time Microsoft … Re: Is Vista really a bigger pile of crap than Second Life and Google Lively? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by hvxsilverstar I predict that if the Fiasco Awards lists itself as one of the 9 contenders for their ongoing award they MAY WELL see great correctly. SL > (Vista ² + Lively² + Fiasco awards) Re: Is Vista really a bigger pile of crap than Second Life and Google Lively? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by javmedia Wait, there is an option.. Bill could buy the FIasco Awards and add it as a feature in Windows 7 just in time for the next version. Fiasco Live with Instant Message Failure hmmmm I never got that thing to work, and to be forced to upgrade to something not neccessary has never been a cornerstone in progress as far I'm concerned. Unfortunately…