[Olpc-open] Export control Classification of the OLPC laptop?

[Carolyn Turbyfill]

what is the export control classification of olpc laptop?

On Nov 25, 2007, at 6:13 PM, Carolyn Turbyfill wrote:

> I live in Virginia and I'm headed to China on Dec. 2 if anyone  
> wants me to take a laptop or two with me.
> How heavy are they?
> Internal flights in China have  a luggaage weight limit of 43  
> pounds.  If they are heavy I'd have to give them
> to someone in Guangzhou Baiyun Airport where I will arrive:
> Arrive: 	4 December 2007 Airport: 	Guangzhou Baiyun Arpt  06:50 AM  
> 	 Guangzhou China
>
> This is the hub for China Southern Air.  I'll be leaving for  
> Beijing at 10 am.
> The trip to Beijing is where the 43 pound limit comes in.
>
> --Carolyn
>
> On Nov 25, 2007, at 4:12 PM, tall897 wrote:
>
>> To purchase the olpc as an act of charity would be worthy; but as  
>> a helpmate it would be foolish, as compared with the availability  
>> of the advanced, polished ASUS EEE, which is far more useful. But,  
>> as has been said, one is best for the modern country and the other  
>> for primitive conditions, so the two are meant for entirely  
>> different populations. And what is the purchaser to do if the olpc  
>> breaks down after its 30 day warranty expires?
>>
>> On Nov 25, 2007 12:15 PM, John Kintree <jkintree at swbell.net> wrote:
>> According to a front page article from the Nov. 24, 2007
>> Wall Street Journal, "there were about 45,000 two-laptop
>> orders in the first nine days, with nearly half coming on the
>> first day."
>>
>> The online version of the article can be seen at:
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119586754115002717.html? 
>> mod=home_we_banner_left
>>
>> I'm glad that instead of ending Nov. 26, the G1G1 initiative
>> has been extended to Dec. 31, 2007.
>>
>> For those who think the XO laptops should be commercialized,
>> and sold to anyone who wants one for $200 apiece, I would say
>> that if you can afford one for $200, you can afford to pay $400
>> to G1G1.
>>
>> For those in Europe or Japan who would like to participate in
>> G1G1, to simplify things for the OLPC staff, maybe you could
>> work through a local not-for-profit organization that would
>> aggregate orders from your country.  Then OLPC could deal
>> with a relatively small number of organizations instead of with
>> lots of individuals.
>> Regards,
>> John Kintree
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Carolyn Turbyfill
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