[Olpc-philippines] XO Laptops for an NGO project

[OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Allan E. Registos
<allan.registos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone can provide us with information regarding the XO pilot program or
> related topics?? We are an NGO that giving students free research on the
> Internet. We gave them free access on Wifi or LAN internet and also a free
> mini-library. But before that, they need to attend a seminar, then become a
> member, then they will become full-time members and are free to use the
> facilities we have. The problem we have is we are lacking of computers, we
> only have very few units working and still have to re-configure those old
> Pentium II with 128MB computers but again, very few units considering that
> we now have more than 100 members all with some college students. Thinking
> about the goal of OLPC is also related to our goal, learning. Knowing that
> only the government can bulk-purchase these XOs, is there any alternative we
> can do to have the XO be demonstrated in our organization and especially to
> the students?

With no visible movements of legal entities doing deployments nor
plans, there's really no possible way to have these demonstrated in
bulk (wish we could). But you scenario can be a good test pilot in
your area with the proper matching and handling. It doesn't have to be
1:1 either.


-- 
Jerome