price point + sales to individuals

[david at lang.hm]

On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Holt wrote:

> CORRECTION: The Contributors Program is in fact operational, and will be
> undergoing pretty radical enhancement going forward, including local XO
> Projects Pools / Laptop Lending Libraries wherever we find responsible
> stewards worldwide (email if you can help!)
>    http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program
>
> Submit applications for free XO Laptop(s) here, if you have any Project
> idea that will genuinely contribute to the OLPC/Sugar community:
>    http://projectdb.olpc.at  (site may change in future!)
>
> Please specify if you would like a Mentor to help you along -- I and our
> dedicated http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_Gang will do our best to
> help you nurture your Project wherever we can,
> --Holt
>
> PS other great avenues for obtaining (and giving) individual XO's are
> listed here:
>      http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ

there is also the issue that statments have been made that the new 2009 
give-many program is due to be scrapped at any second, at which time it 
will be impossible for any originization to get quantities <10,000

that will interfere with a lot of self-directed projects.

the availablility of the XO laptops _is_ an issue, for individuals and 
schools.

David Lang


>
> pgf at laptop.org wrote:
>> bert wrote:
>> > On 18.02.2009, at 18:01, John Watlington wrote:
>> >
>> >> We already have a developer program where we give away laptops
>> >> to interested people.
>> >
>> >
>> > This is for people already committed, already part of the community.
>> > It's a great program, I got my XOs from it.
>>
>> it's also only great when it's operational.  i have no knowledge
>> of its current status, but there have been many complaints in the
>> last year or so that the program had stagnated.
>>
>> paul
>> =---------------------
>>  paul fox, pgf at laptop.org
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