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OLPC invites laptop makers to copy their design
Speaking at the TED 2009 conference, One Laptop per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte has said the future of the initiative -- which set out to put simple, durable, low-cost laptops in the hands of schoolchildren in developing nations -- is to become, in essence, more commonplace, to "build something that everyone copies". Read more »
OLPC giveaway program hits Oz
The Australian subsidiary of the non-profit One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation is about to commence a "Give 1, Get 1" program on November 30 that deliver the machines to both geeks and disadvantaged children. Read more »
OLPC: Windows vs. Linux
On the outside, the Windows version of the XO laptop looks just like the Linux model. But simply booting up the device shows that the Windows version bears little resemblance to the original One Laptop Per Child device. Read more »
Microsoft, OLPC tie the knot after virility test
The One Laptop Per Child project and Microsoft announced Thursday that indeed the XO laptop will be available in both Linux and Windows varieties. The companies plan to sell a Windows-powered XO in five or six countries starting next month, with a broader release in August or September. Read more »
Govt CIOs still misunderstand open source: Novell
The problem with open source software is a lack of understanding, not a lack of support, according to a Novell executive who hit back at the CIOs from some of Australia's top government agencies. Read more »
Sun to acquire MySQL for US$1bn
Sun is taking the plunge into the database market with the purchase of open-source database developer MySQL for US$1bn. Read more »
Microsoft dismisses dual boot OLPC
Software giant Microsoft has said it rejected plans to develop a dual-boot iteration of Windows XP to run on One Laptop per Child XO machines, and instead is developing a version of XP specifically for the XO. Read more »
$100 laptop 'will be sold to the public'
The One Laptop per Child scheme has announced that it will make its ruggedised laptops available in the US for a limited time period. Read more »
SugarCRM gives GPLv3 thumbs up
Software vendor SugarCRM has given General Public License version 3 the thumbs up and will use it in a forthcoming update of its open-source applications. Read more »
OLPC has 3m orders for US$100 laptop
The One Laptop per Child organisation has pencilled in October for the production of its ruggedised device, the XO, and has orders for three million machines already. Read more »
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10 things you shouldn't do when working with an upset customer
Nobody likes dealing with an angry user, but it comes with the tech territory. Here are a few ways to keep things from going from bad to worse. Read more »
Employee vs. hiring manager: On the topic of being overqualified
Many people have heard and are confused by the label of "overqualified". Here we ask a manager what exactly is meant by that term when delivered to a job candidate. Read more »
Seven ways to boost your workplace confidence
Confidence may seem inborn but it can be learned. Projecting confidence is essential if you want to allay people's fears and instil trust in your leadership, but not easy when the economy is in turmoil and you are actually feeling quite anxious yourself. Read more »
More New SQL Server 2008 Features
Microsoft updates SQL Server on a pretty regular basis. Its newest version, SQL Server 2008, includes some new features not found in older versions. Here's a list of some of them. Read more »
Open source's integration problem
Sometimes it takes Microsoft to notify the open source community that for all the great things we've done, we sometimes fall short. One area that open source had traditionally failed in was in stitching together an end-to-end solution... Read more »
Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source
Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss is one step toward what many consider inevitable: the creation of open source companies that rival the clout of entrenched software-providers. Read more »
Disruptions in the software fabric
COMMENTARY -- According to a recent Gartner report, companies such as Oracle, SAP and Microsoft need to deliver more modular, bite-sized chunks of functionality, which would allow customers to update systems with more flexibility and speed. It's not exactly a new revelation. Read more »
Who is Godot in the Java world?
Sun's increasingly isolated position in the industry must leave the Java community wondering what will happen if the standard eventually has to stand on its own . Read more »
OOP Java: Business logic with your beans
If you're new to server-side Java, you need to learn about the relationship between business logic and JavaBeans. This report will get you started. Read more »
Behavior modification: Overload your C# operators
You can force C#'s operators to act the way you want by overloading them with custom behavior. Here are examples of how to make it work. Read more »
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What if every child had a laptop?
From the '60 Minutes' archive: Lesley Stahl talks with MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the non-profit One Laptop Per Child. (Originally aired in US on May 20, 2007) Read more »
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No, you can't have private attributes in Python
-- Is the lack of privacy a real shortcoming of the language, or is our judgment clouded by the old conventions of C++ and Java? Why do we need private variables anyway -- at what point does defensive programming become paranoia? Read more »
Will OLPC change Linux?
-- If OLPC is successful then the next generation of programmers will come from an environment that is a vast change from the fringe desktop that we live in today. Read more »
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LCA Open Day
Yesterday was show and tell day for linux.conf.au with a pavilion full of gadgets, toys and cool stuff Read more »
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