Installing and newbies

[Derek Broughton]

Michael Leone wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Michael Leone wrote:
>> 
>>> Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation (FSF),
>>> goes so far as using only the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) hardware,
>>> because it's the only one that allows him the freedom to remove the BIOS
>>> it comes with, and install one of his own choice.
>> 
>> But Stallman, as usual, goes over the top
> 
> Truer understatements were never spoken. :-)
> 
>>(and how does he justify taking a  laptop from a needy child, anyway?).
> 
> Because he is free to do so, of course. :-)
> 
> The OLPC was originally a "buy one for you, and one for a needy child"

I don't think that was the original - I think that was added when it became
clear that they couldn't actually produce them for the $100 originally
intended.

> promotion, wasn't it? I know of others who bought one (I refer to
> podcasters who say they have one)

Yes - but I'm not sure that any needy children have them...
-- 
derek