| Brazil nears million Linux laptop order |
Aug. 28, 2006
 The OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project reported Aug. 27 that Brazil is finalizing plans for "all aspects" of its $100 laptop roll-out. Along with Argentina, Nigeria, and Thailand, Brazil had previously indicated interest in purchasing 1 million of the machines for needy children.
Walter Bender, the OLPC's president for software and content, said in his weekly news update that, up to now, the Brazilian project has been coordinated solely by that country's presidency with the assistance of the Ministry of Education. "They will now begin to work more deeply with other ministries," Bender said via email.
The OLPC project aims to distribute -- free of charge -- millions of Linux-based laptop computers, complete with their own power sources, to needy children in developing countries around the world.
Several days ago, the OLPC posted a brief news item that discussed a possible new design, along with a name change from "The $100 Laptop" to "The Children's Machine."
New concept for "The Children's Machine"
Subsequent to the launch of the OLPC project in 2005, the group determined that the machines would cost more than $100 apiece to build and distribute -- probably around $135 -- project founder and director Nicholas Negroponte has said.
DesktopLinux.com has been covering the OLPC story since its announcement nearly a year ago. For a history of how this noble project has developed, refer to our special report:
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