From: Clayton Mitchell (claytonmitchell_at_mac.com)
Date: Wed Nov 16 2005 - 09:02:51 PST
More on this project and it will not have OS X on it.
http://tinylink.com/?b8twU61XLZ
The biggest problem is not if the people can use it or not. The =20
biggest problem is if they will even receive the devices once a =20
country pays for the units. These are supposed to go to third world =20
countries with little or no infrastructure. Most of the time these =20
countries ports are controlled by corrupt governments or warlords =20
that will steal anything of value before it "arrives". That is the =20
real problem with this type of initiative. If the people who these =20
machines were invented for, actually receive them then they can be =20
trained on how to use them. Remember they (or most of them) have no =20
basis on which to judge if the OS is "good" or not. They have never =20
seen a computer or electricity in most places.
my 2=A2
On Nov 15, 2005, at 1:35 AM, Brian wrote:
> Hi guys,
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> Have a look at this article!
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> http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=3D1370
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> Brian
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