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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. 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...

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

    He didn't call it GNU/OLPC?

    You sure they actually interviewed RMS?

  5. 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.
  6. 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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  7. Blimey... by peterprior · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  8. 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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