One for me, and one for thee...

[mdlbear]

One Laptop Per Child machines for sale this Christmas: buy two, one goes to developing world - Boing Boing

The Foundation that manages the One Laptop Per Child Program (which will give one low-cost, Linux-based laptop to every child in the developing world -- eventually) is making their machines available for sale in the developed world this Christmas. The price is $399, and includes two laptops, one of which will be given to a child in the developing world. I've just signed up to get one -- I just wish that this was structured as a donation to the Foundation, since I think they'd sell a ton of these if the purchasers could get a tax-receipt for them just before the tax year closes.

It's not unlikely that I'll take advantage of this. The XO is just amazingly cool. (From BoingBoing; also noted in this post by technoshaman.)