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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} laptops for a developing country (Vanuatu)
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:23:40
Message-Id: CAN0CFw3768eu=P7qTRTZKTVN0z0WxL3M9yuZ2UB1Vd6NokVd1w@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} laptops for a developing country (Vanuatu) by Neil Bothwick
1 >> > I think the problem there is a Chromebook needs to be online in order
2 >> > to do much of anything, and the connection needs to be fast in order
3 >> > to make them very functional. Plus most people are paying by the MB
4 >> > in Vanuatu and a Chromebook must use a fair amount of data even on a
5 >> > fast connection.
6 >
7 >> Well, any Chromebook can run a normal Linux distro. The chromebook team
8 >> has put up a chroot helper on their github.
9 >
10 > But they are designed to be used with cloud services, and as such have
11 > very little storage.
12 >
13 > Have you considered the used market, especially companies replacing
14 > hardware at regular intervals. You may even get them fro free as a
15 > charitable donation, giving the company a tax write-off.
16
17 Is this something to find through eBay?
18
19 - Grant