This is a very nice article on our competitive landscape in open source.<div><br></div><div>My concern about the thin client solutions is the students do not have access out of school and that severely limits their potential to explore and extend learning time.<br>
<div><br></div><div>Once we bring in the K* tools and create a stick that works with thin clients at school and old computers at home we will, as Bastien points out, be creating a platform that brings everyone together so we can focus on creating the best educational tools and content.</div>
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The Open Source User: Beyond OLPC</a><br>
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You'll basically need to download '<b>Sugar on a Stick</b>' then “burn” the ISO to the USB thumb drive. Once that process is complete, stick the thumb drive in the old computer's USB port and boot the machine up (make sure your computer is set <b>...</b><br>
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