On Mar 9, 2007, at 1:10 PM, Tim Bradshaw wrote: > On 2007-03-09 07:00:06 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli) said: > >> (nee "One Laptop Per Child", OLPC, and once known as the "$100 >> laptop") >> uses Python as its preferred (only?-) application language, and it's >> slated to be the most widely distributed Python distro if it hits >> even >> half of its ambitious target-numbers... > > But it won't get anywhere near that because it's a stupid an > ill-conceived idea (not because of Python, note!). The electronic > gadget people need in the developing world is a mobile phone not a > computer.
Isn't the idea to provide a learning environment for children in the developing world (rather than a generally useful gadget)? Perhaps a mobile phone would also be good for this sort of thing -- if it had a 'show source' button :-) obpython: isn't OLPC is right in line with 'Computer Programming for Everybody'? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
