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Only Linux can deliver 1 million school laptops within budget: systint

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 6 comments
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Just as the world's economies started to tank, Australia's Governments got themselves into an economic bind by promising to supply public school children with laptops. However, a leading systems integrator has issued a blueprint for an affordable blanket laptop roll out using Linux and netbooks.

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Comments (6)

Sander_Marechal ·
I hope so too. It sounds like a *great* plan to me. I hope the Australian government has the balls to go for it.
tracyanne ·
Rudd the Magnificent and Balls, now there's an image.
penguinist ·
slashdot has just been LXer'ed

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