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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} laptops for a developing country (Vanuatu)
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:02:25
Message-Id: 20130427100158.615f52e3@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} laptops for a developing country (Vanuatu) by Nilesh Govindrajan
1 On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:05:06 +0530, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote:
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3 > > I think the problem there is a Chromebook needs to be online in order
4 > > to do much of anything, and the connection needs to be fast in order
5 > > to make them very functional. Plus most people are paying by the MB
6 > > in Vanuatu and a Chromebook must use a fair amount of data even on a
7 > > fast connection.
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9 > Well, any Chromebook can run a normal Linux distro. The chromebook team
10 > has put up a chroot helper on their github.
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12 But they are designed to be used with cloud services, and as such have
13 very little storage.
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15 Have you considered the used market, especially companies replacing
16 hardware at regular intervals. You may even get them fro free as a
17 charitable donation, giving the company a tax write-off.
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21 Neil Bothwick
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23 COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language

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Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} laptops for a developing country (Vanuatu) Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
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