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One Laptop Per Child Gets 4 Million Laptop Order

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tall-orders-to-fill dept.

An anonymous reader writes "DesktopLinux.com is reporting that four countries have together ordered 4 million low-cost, Linux-based laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. The countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each placed the 1 million unit orders."

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  1. Let the 419 jokes begin!!! by lecithin · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each placed the 1 million unit orders."

    Dear Mike,

    Thank you once again for finalizing the order. You will know that this transaction is 100% Guaranteed.

    We will send our certified funds after the customs are paid by you. Please send the customs fee of $37,000,000 ($37*1 Million Units) via wire transfer to:

    Barrister MUGO Gy PAN Oguami
    419 Scam DEC
    Lagos, Nigeria

    >>Hi Mugo,
    >>We have approved your order and are ready to ship. You mentioned a custom's fee that we are very ready to pay. Please let me know how much per unit we will need to send.

    >>Thanks again for the business!!!

    >>Mike Undundrum

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  2. Starving programmers by dotslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's next? Outsource to malnourished kids. All they get is a little cookie (or several, depending on their privacy settings.) You can pay them even less than the Indian & Chinese programmers since these kids don't need money for food. They can just eat the cookies without getting any cache.

  3. In Other News: by darkonc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates has just announced a whirlwind 4 nation third-world tour. Currently in Africa, supposedly on a safari . . . . .

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    Sometimes boldness is in fashion. Sometimes only the brave will be bold.
  4. More importantly by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny


    The laptops are part of Nigeria's "leave no scammer behind" initiative.

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  5. Re:Linux share in the desktop market by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    What are the implications of widespread Linux use in the Third World?
    • Women and girls who were previously denied educational opportunities will be able to establish themselves as insular, boring, pedantic geeks on an equal footing with men
    • The long-standing argument about vi versus emacs will be settled with a truckload of black market AK-47s
    • In some cultures, bloated software will actually be considered more attractive
    • Indian CS undergrads will be able to talk about how great the internet was in the good old days, before all the clueless n00bs arrived
    • Third World businesses will have access to new markets for their agricultural produce, manufacturing services, and r3d H0+ z3r0-d4y w4R32
    • The highways on the internet will not become more few