From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 13 13:55:13 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5EDD16A420 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:55:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bitabyss@gmail.com) Received: from cartman.xxiii.com (cartman.xxiii.com [208.62.177.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BDD113C491 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:55:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bitabyss@gmail.com) Received: from [192.168.1.23] (adsl-068-209-177-221.sip.ard.bellsouth.net [68.209.177.221]) by cartman.xxiii.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lADDqsS0014539 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:52:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bitabyss@gmail.com) Message-ID: <4739AC34.4060806@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:52:52 -0500 From: Rob User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 (Windows/20070809) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20071111195501.46d58539@p4> In-Reply-To: <20071111195501.46d58539@p4> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: One Laptop Per Child X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:55:13 -0000 > I am usually not the one to bring up these things but I feel very > strongly about this. Starting Monday, November 12 this website is > offering a give one get one deal. I believe the money will be well > invested. YMMV > http://xogiving.org/ I have to agree with many posters, this project is the most seriously misdirected, biggest crock of shit I've heard of in years. We're talkin' people in 3rd world conditions, without basic essentials of life, and some idiot wants to give them COMPUTERS?!?!? WFT? Where are they gonna get electricity to charge them, instruction in use, repair, software updates, etc. And they don't have toilet paper, so all the keys on the left half are gonna go bad! -R