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'''[http://dev.laptop.org Developments]'''
'''[http://dev.laptop.org Developments]'''
* We have new [[April_Fool_2008_Build_Process|Process and Rules For Building Activities, Releases, and Firmware Versions]]! This should make a great improvement on reliable, time based releases.
* We have new [[April_Fool_2008_Build_Process|Process and Rules For Building Activities, Releases, and Firmware Versions]]! This should make a great improvement on reliable, time based releases.
* At long last, we have a new Update.1 Release Candidate, signed and waiting for your attention at [http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/candidate/703/jffs2/]; release notes continue to develop at [[OLPC Update.1 Software Release Notes]] with more technical commentary being stored at [[OLPC SW-ECO 4]]. Once you've loaded the new release, you'll need to reload your activities (See [[Testing Update.1]] and [[G1G1 Activity Pack]] or you can use [[Bert's script]]).
* At long last, we have a new Update.1 Release Candidate, signed and waiting for your attention; you may want to copy over your activities or learn about installing activity packs before upgrading (see [[Testing Update.1]] and [[G1G1 Activity Pack]] or you can use [[Bert's script]]). Release notes continue to develop at '''[[OLPC Update.1 Software Release Notes]]''' with more technical commentary being stored at [[OLPC SW-ECO 4]].
* An XO laptop [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1QKTKAAug4 video] worth watching
* An XO laptop [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1QKTKAAug4 video] worth watching
* Read Marvin Minsky's first OLPC memo on learning: [[Marvin_Minsky#What_makes_Mathematics_hard_to_learn.3F|What makes mathematics hard to learn?]]
* Read Marvin Minsky's first OLPC memo on learning: [[Marvin_Minsky#What_makes_Mathematics_hard_to_learn.3F|What makes mathematics hard to learn?]]

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One Laptop per Child is a project about the transformation of education. It's about giving children who don't have the opportunity for learning that opportunity. So it's about access, it's about equity, and it's about giving the next generation of children in the developing world a bright and open future.

Walter Bender, President, Software and Content
Interview, 24 Apr 2007


The mission of the One Laptop per Child association is to develop a low-cost laptop—the "XO Laptop"—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.

Why do children in developing nations need laptops? Laptops are a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for all children to learn learning through independent interaction and exploration.

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If you have and interesting idea or project, or want to start a local OLPC group, you can request an XO through our contributors and developers program. You can also emulate our Sugar environment on your PC.

While most of the opportunities to get involved are through our volunteer community, there are also a few specific current job openings.

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