Here ’s a sneak crest at the MIT $ 100$130OLPC task PC ’s graphic user interface ( GUI ) .
https://gizmodo.com/100-pc-now-costs-130-due-in-april-2007-177916
The undertaking is being handled by Fedora developer , which is a a flavor of linux ordinarily thought of as more suited for beginner . There ’s a bunch of spirit of linux , but we wo n’t get into it here . Sugar ( its project name ) , well , looks a whole mint like standard Fedora , but has a near number of variety from the vanillaFedora Core 5builds that you could download and run on your personal PC if you like .
You ca n’t lowball how much the design of this scheme flies flat in the face of the schematic Wisdom of Solomon in the US of how IT in a school is reckon to bring . With mesh networking , there wo n’t be a operose firewall between the school and the community , or the residual of the web . Chat is n’t diabled ; it is explicitly enable . The underlying software is not locked down ; it is unsecured by design . If you ’ve been writing this project off as a simple endeavor to disseminate gaudy ironware , train to have your optic opened .
As you could see in the picture , the laptop computer has the grown - up version of web and chat , not a entirely dumbed down one .
Trying Out the OLPC User Interface[eSchoolNews viaDigg ]
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