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Richard Stallman on OLPC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-not-literally-it-would-break dept.

memshankar writes "In an interview while he was in Hyderabad, India RMS praises for the One Laptop Per Child Project. He is even contemplating making a switch to XO, the flagship machine of the project, from his "old thinkpad". Stallman went on to say that the OLPC laptop has given people a way to use the free BIOS. He is, however dissatisfied with the wireless networking system used in the XO."

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  1. RMS Proves One Thing.... by tjstork · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you write an important compiler, and you say something provocative, it's news. If you don't, it's flamebait!

    Clearly, I can't troll without writing a compiler.

    Sigh...

    Must get to work!

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  2. Wow by CmdrGravy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazing, if this Stallman person is thinking of getting one then maybe I should too. I wonder what brand of washing powder he uses because I'm not totally satisfied with the softness ( or lack of ) I get with the persil tablets I am currently using.

    1. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Washing powder he uses"? Clearly sir and/or madame, you have not met Mr. Stallman!

    2. Re:Wow by darthdavid · · Score: 3, Funny

      Let's be honest with ourselves. This is Slashdot, there's no need for the madam...

    3. Re:Wow by xaxa · · Score: 2, Funny

      He uses Linux Washing Powder, of course!

      (Also Vim limescale remover to clean the bathroom.)

    4. Re:Wow by fr4nk · · Score: 2, Funny

      Make that "GNU/Linux Washing Powder" and "Emacs limescale remover" and you're set.

  3. Give the full story: RMS:Hardware hacker by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    He is, however dissatisfied with the wireless networking system used in the XO. Since it uses a proprietary technology,| he plans to remove it and use a separate device when he needs to make wireless communication with others.

    You imagine the mumbling and grumbling grumbling coming from RMS as he wields his soldering iron over a naked XO.

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    1. Re:Give the full story: RMS:Hardware hacker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You imagine the mumbling and grumbling grumbling coming from RMS as he wields his soldering iron over a naked XO.

      Better than imagining the moaning and groaning coming from a naked RMS as he wields his iron soldier over an XO.

  4. RMS is never happy by chrishillman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is RMS ever happy? I am going to start a project "One Puppy per child" and the first one goes to Stallman.

  5. Wha? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He didn't call it GNU/OLPC?

    You sure they actually interviewed RMS?

  6. AIBO by emj · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is RMS ever happy? I am going to start a project "One Puppy per child" and the first one goes to Stallman.


    The SONY dogbot isn't open sourced, but there is a german one you can use.
  7. Re:WHERES MY LAPTOP by CmdrGravy · · Score: 2, Funny

    The child needs to be under 5ft tall, anything bigger causes problems with their processing. As soon as they confirm delivery they'll mail the laptop out to you.

  8. Re:Makes sense by Pharmboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Information just wants to be free. Unfortunately, freedom comes with a Cat5 cable.

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  9. Blimey... by peterprior · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next thing you know he'll start using a web browser to view websites. :O

  10. Re:RMS = COMMUNIST LOVING FUCKTARD WHO SHOULD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    and who forgot to take the white pill this morning?

  11. I knew it! by travdaddy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Richard Stallman on OLPC

    I knew it! I knew that guy had to be on something! But, I thought it would be PCP.

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  12. Re:Makes sense by King_TJ · · Score: 1, Funny

    And lucky for RMS, he doesn't have too many close, personal friends to communicate with ... so it should be only a minor inconvenience.

  13. Just wish he'd go back to singing... by jpellino · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... about an obscure restaurant in Western Mass.

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  14. Re:What's with the RMS crap? by Kattspya · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop being such an SP it's not funny.