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Like many other nonprofits that are facing tough economic times, One Laptop per Child must downsize in order to keep costs in line with fewer financial resources. Today we are reducing our team by approximately 50% and there will be salary reductions for the remaining 32 people. While we are saddened by this development, we remain firmly committed to our mission of getting laptops to children in [[deployments|developing countries]]. We thank team members who are departing for their contributions to this important mission.

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This restructuring is also the result of an exciting new direction for OLPC. Our technology initiatives will focus on:
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:# Development of [[XO-2|Generation 2.0]]
The [[One Laptop per Child]] non-profit develops a low-cost laptop&mdash;[[XO|the "XO Laptop"]]&mdash;to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our [[Mission|mission]] is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and [[activities|software tools and content]] designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.
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:# A million digital books
:# Passing on the development of the [[Sugar|Sugar]] Operating System to the community.


OLPC has produced XO laptops for more than 3 million children around the world, the majority of them in [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]], [[OLPC Peru|Peru]], [[OLPC Rwanda|Rwanda]], [[OLPC Haiti|Haiti]], Australia, [[OLPC Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar|Mongolia]] and the [[OLPC Birmingham|United States]]. These laptops all run [[Sugar]] and [[Fedora Linux]], and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of [[Deployments|deployment information]].
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"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day." <br/> <span style="float:right; font-size:100%;">&nbsp; &mdash;Kofi Annan</span>
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Separately, OLPC will be dedicated to bringing the cost of the laptop down to Zero for the Least Developed Countries &mdash; the $0 Laptop.


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Restructuring brings with it great pain for some of our friends and colleagues who are being let go. These individuals are people who have dedicated themselves to the advancement of a noble cause, and to say that we are exceeding grateful for the time, the ideas, the energy and the commitment they have given OLPC does not &mdash; cannot &mdash; adequately express our admiration or our gratitude. The fact that there are 500,000 children around the world who have [[XO|laptops]] is testament to their extraordinary work and is already a key part of OLPC's legacy.
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The future brings with it some uncertainty, some difficulty, but also the excitement that comes with the rededication to a cause, and a new path that will allow us to realize the moral purpose of OLPC. I hope that each one of you will remain supportive of OLPC, and its mission of opening up a universe of knowledge to the world's poorest children living in the most remote parts of the Earth.
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:: &mdash; Nicholas Negroponte
The [[Contributors|Contributors program]] offered free XO laptops to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, contributors submitted a [[Contributors program/Project proposal form|description of the work]] they are planning along with their contact information.
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Read more about our [[deployments]], the latest [[Sugar|sugar release]] and the new [[XO-4 Touch|XO-4 Touch laptop]], or other [[projects]]. Follow our [http://blog.laptop.org news] and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, submit a [[Contributors|project proposal]] directly.
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== Get Involved ==
== Get Involved ==


This Wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Learn how to [[participate|get involved]] with those already in progress. You can also [[communication channels|ask]] other community members about ways to contribute.
Anyone can [[participate]] in OLPC and many already do. To introduce yourself, consider:

* Contacting [[profiles|existing contributors who share your interests]],
* Editing pages on [[wiki|this wiki]]
* Writing to a [http://lists.laptop.org mailing list],
* Chatting with us on [[IRC|Internet Relay Chat]],
* Befriending a contributor and visiting in person,
* Attending a [[XOcamp|conference]],
* [[Internships|Interning]] with a [[Profiles|mentor]] or [[Deployments|deployment]]
* Or organizing your own [[club]] or [[events|event]]

We'll be happy to help you find ways to contribute or to assist you with your own ideas, so please try us!

: ''If you prefer to start participating by reading or by doing, rather than by talking, then the [[participate|participation]] page is for you.''

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Image:P1020317-1.JPG Give One Get One XOs arrive in [[Ulaanbaatar]], [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]]
Image:Mongolia-Day-One.jpg The first laptops arriving in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]]
Image:Uruguay.jpg [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment The real deal in Uruguay]
Image:StartOfMP.jpg Start of mass production at [[Quanta]]
Image:007_Arahuay_2nd_Photo.JPG [[Educators|Pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]]
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See our latest [http://planet.laptop.org community news] and [[OLPC:News|accomplishments]].
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== Learn more ==
== Overviews ==
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You can read more and discuss new ideas about [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]];
The XO's interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]]. There are also discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions.


There are overview pages dedicated to [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]].
:Our five '''[[core principles]]'''&mdash; '''[[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]]''', '''[[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]]''', '''[[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]]''', '''[[core principles#Connection|Connection]]''', and '''[[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source]]'''.
The XO's iconic software interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]], here and on [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Human_Interface_Guidelines the Sugar Labs wiki]. There are also discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions.


OLPC is designed around five [[core principles]] &mdash; [[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]], [[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]], [[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]], [[core principles#Connection|Connection]], and [[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source tools]], and each of these have their own portal sections as well.
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[[Image:StartOfMP.jpg|thumb|Start of mass production at [[Quanta]] ]]
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* [[Persistent_developer_key_firmware|Persistent developer key firmware]] released October 2021 to disable the security systems,
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* A build of Android for the XO-4 is available, see [[Android]],

* A community project for using XOs as class or school servers has begun, please get involved, see [[XS Community Edition]],
* OLPC launched its second Give One, Get One ("G1G1") program on November 17, 2008, following last year's popular program which supported the production of over 150,000 XOs. This year the XO laptops will be shipped to donors through Amazon.com, and the program includes [[XO_Giving/G1G1EU|Europe]]. Visit [http://laptop.org/xo '''laptop.org/xo'''].
* The [http://blog.laptop.org/2013/07/16/family-oriented-xo-tablet-debuts-at-walmart-for-149/ XO Learning Tablet] debuted in July, 2013.

* The [[XO-4|XO-4 Touch laptop]] entered production in February, 2013.
* The '''[[Announcements/8.2.0|XO Software Release]] 8.2.0''' is out: with a redesigned interface, [[software updater]], and 19 languages. ''Read the [[Release Notes/8.2.0|release notes]]. ''
* 2012 brought our [http://olpcSF.org/summit global community summit] Oct 19-21 and follow-on implementers' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012 San Francisco Sugarcamp++] Oct 22-24 -- all were invited to both events!
* The [[XO-1.75|XO-1.75 laptop]] entered production in February, 2012.
* [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]] became the first country in the world to achieve one laptop per child, when its President Tabaré Vázquez handed out 400,000 XOs to the remaining school children on October 13, 2009.
* For general news, see some of the OLPC news aggregators, including [http://planet.laptop.org planet.laptop.org], [http://blog.laptop.org the OLPC blog], and the independent [http://olpcnews.com OLPCNews] blog.


[[Image:rwanda 0709.jpg|thumb|right| [[OLPC Rwanda]] launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali]]
* For more news, check out dedicated OLPC news aggregators like:
[[Image:P1020317-1.JPG|thumb|right| Laptops are introduced in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] ]]
** [http://blog.laptop.org The official OLPC blog]
** [http://planet.laptop.org The OLPC blog aggregator]
** [http://olpcnews.com OLPCNews]
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XO: The Children's Machine

The One Laptop per Child non-profit develops a low-cost laptop—the "XO Laptop"—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and software tools and content designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

OLPC has produced XO laptops for more than 3 million children around the world, the majority of them in Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda, Haiti, Australia, Mongolia and the United States. These laptops all run Sugar and Fedora Linux, and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of deployment information.

 + Software 
XO
13.2.11 2020-01-29
XS
xs-0.7 2012-02-20


Quote of the Day

"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day."
  —Kofi Annan

Current projects

The Contributors program offered free XO laptops to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, contributors submitted a description of the work they are planning along with their contact information.

Read more about our deployments, the latest sugar release and the new XO-4 Touch laptop, or other projects. Follow our news and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, submit a project proposal directly.


Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in Bonsaaso, Ghana
School break at the pilot in Arahuay, Perú
OLPC project in Ethiopia

Get Involved

This Wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Learn how to get involved with those already in progress. You can also ask other community members about ways to contribute.

See our latest community news and accomplishments.

Overviews

Activities  ·  Support  ·  Community Forum  ·  XO Handbook +

There are overview pages dedicated to hardware, software, education and content. The XO's iconic software interface, Sugar, has its own human interface guidelines, here and on the Sugar Labs wiki. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and country-specific discussions.

OLPC is designed around five core principles — Child Ownership, Low Ages, Saturation, Connection, and Free and Open Source tools, and each of these have their own portal sections as well.


Start of mass production at Quanta

News and updates

Weekly news    ·    OLPC Planet   ·    News archive +

OLPC Rwanda launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali
Laptops are introduced in Mongolia


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