If during this Foundation XO laptop, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is available in the new version of Linux, XO will now be present in the Windows operating system.
Peru had the opportunity to become the first country to try XO laptop Windows XP is based.
Laptops tiny green will dujicobakan in schools in Peru for about nine months. OLPC seeks to cut the price of laptops to U.S. $ 100, from the original price range of U.S. $ 200.
Students and teachers will use laptops to introduce more technology in the classroom, such as software is Microsoft's Student Innovation Suite.
Initially, the OLPC XO laptop to bring to Linux because of considerations of cost and efficiency. Some supporters of open-source software hope XO will disseminate the use of Linux and open-source philosophy to the 5 billion people in developing countries.
However, the OLPC and then start Windows glance, on the consideration of the government in some countries, such as Egypt, fear that if the laptop later non-Windows will not cause students to be ready in the face of the world, which is dominated by the Microsoft software.
Foundations by Nicholas Negroponte did not want to take too dizzy with the debate between those who support the Windows or Linux. OLPC want to remain consistent with their primary mission, namely to bring laptops to children in developing countries so that, not with the progress of the technology world.
Therefore XO laptop will pitch with two operating systems, both Linux and Windows XP.
Peru had the opportunity to become the first country to try XO laptop Windows XP is based.
Laptops tiny green will dujicobakan in schools in Peru for about nine months. OLPC seeks to cut the price of laptops to U.S. $ 100, from the original price range of U.S. $ 200.
Students and teachers will use laptops to introduce more technology in the classroom, such as software is Microsoft's Student Innovation Suite.
Initially, the OLPC XO laptop to bring to Linux because of considerations of cost and efficiency. Some supporters of open-source software hope XO will disseminate the use of Linux and open-source philosophy to the 5 billion people in developing countries.
However, the OLPC and then start Windows glance, on the consideration of the government in some countries, such as Egypt, fear that if the laptop later non-Windows will not cause students to be ready in the face of the world, which is dominated by the Microsoft software.
Foundations by Nicholas Negroponte did not want to take too dizzy with the debate between those who support the Windows or Linux. OLPC want to remain consistent with their primary mission, namely to bring laptops to children in developing countries so that, not with the progress of the technology world.
Therefore XO laptop will pitch with two operating systems, both Linux and Windows XP.
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