On 11/04/07, Giovanni Corriga giovanni@corriga.net wrote:
Hi all,
while surfing the web I stumbled upon this picture that I'd like to share with you:
http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6175025-4.html?tag=ne.gall.pg
Kudos to all the OLPC hackers, thinkers and revolutionaries.
Giovanni
What a great image! The photos in that set do a great job of showing the human side of the children who will be using these machines, and the communities in which they live - well done cnet!
If you're interested in seeing what these kids are experiencing you can download a live-cd from RedHat: http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/sdk/build1/livecd/ It's got some rough edges when running on the wrong hardware, but it's still a good introduction.
The OLPC community have focussed attention on two ideas: they're getting people to focus again on the idea that computers can be devices to help children learn; and they are also challenging the MHz treadmill, we've got to the point where commodity hardware can is 'good enough'.
It's great to see these ideas coming to fruition, especially with Squeak in the mix!
Michael