OLPC Entwicklerprogramm

> From: "Kim Quirk" <[hidden email]>
> Date: 5. Mai 2008 18:04:34 MESZ
> To: NoiseEHC <[hidden email]>
> Cc: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: 15 computer science collegians looking for a project
>
> If you have applied to the developer's program a few months ago,  
> please check to see if your application was transferred into the new  
> system:
>
> http://projectdb.olpc.at/
>
> If it is not there, I'm afraid you will have to apply again. The  
> idea with this new system is that there is a community who will help  
> evaluate the best uses for laptops. Please note that this program is  
> for single or two laptop requests, not quantities, so if you request  
> quantities of laptops, it will probably be refused.
>
> SJ, Aaron,
> Can you provide an overview of how the new system works? How  
> applications get reviewed and how often ship orders will be sent  
> out? How people get feedback on their request, etc?
>
> Thanks!
> Kim
>
>
> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 11:36 AM, NoiseEHC <[hidden email]>  
> wrote:
> The keyboard does not matter since I will have to use an external
> keyboard anyway (I have big hands). What is important is that I have  
> to
> be able to reflash the machine to use English and it has to be at  
> least
> a B3 or B4 (or G1G1 or whatever with the Geode LX). Shall I apply  
> again?
>
> Jim Gettys wrote:
> > I checked this morning now that I'm functioning again; the  
> developer's
> > program should be moving again, and volumes available should be much
> > higher than before mass production (particularly if you can  
> tolerate the
> > Arabic keyboard, where we have stock that can be redirected right  
> now).
> >
> > Sorry to be slow to respond; I came down sick with a nasty cold bug
> > last week on top of recovering from surgery.  I'm only now wading
> > through 1200 back unread mail messages.
> >                            - Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 07:04 -0400, Walter Bender wrote:
> >
> >> I was perhaps under the mistaken impression that OLPC was dumping
> >> machines to developers like candy again after a hiatus due to a
> >> logistical snafu. Hmm.
> >>
> >> -walter
> >>