The One Laptop Per Child Association, Inc. (OLPC) is an American non-profit organization set up to oversee the creation of a cheap, affordable educational device for use in the third world. Its current focus is on the development, construction and deployment of the XO-1 laptop to promote children's education in developing nations.
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- One Laptop per Child Non-profit organization offering an inexpensive laptop designed for children in developing countries. How to donate, news and events, FAQ, and community wiki.
- OLPC News Independent news about OLPC and other low-cost educational computing projects
- SugarLabs Spin-off of the "Sugar" user interface platform to another project
- BBC News: A child's view of the $100 laptop Rory Cellan-Jones enlists the help of his son to see what a youngster in the UK makes of the machine.
- Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop Article about the opposition the project received from established tech corporations.
- Official OLPC Community Support Forum Discussion area for assistance with the XO laptop.
- BBC News: One Laptop signs up with Amazon Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.
- Laptop With a Mission Widens Its Audience Article about the first "Give 1 Get 1" promotion, which allowed people to purchase XO laptops for their own use.
- Behind the OLPC Layoffs: G1G1 Failure and Reduced Sponsorship Explanation of the decision of OLPC to lay off 50% of its staff in 2009, leaving only two developers on the software team.