X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=MarchBlog;h=eef67186252ba9f5ad0964bae5b6c69a0187bcad;hp=bb544abcce0545f3dd649d8f1387bb70096b39c0;hb=6fca832e5597a72a5c270a3ad41ae9db97c5b5d7;hpb=28674c56ef2607cc120de58342ab97c3271af6e7 diff --git a/MarchBlog b/MarchBlog index bb544ab..eef6718 100644 --- a/MarchBlog +++ b/MarchBlog @@ -1,15 +1,26 @@ == Bernie's brain backup for March 2008 == +=== Thu, 20th === + +My friends of OLPC Austria also reported on the event: + + http://christoph-d.blogspot.com/2008/03/olpc-presence-at-acp-eu-meeting-in.html + === Tue, 18th === ==== OLPC demoed to the EU president Danilo Türk ==== Today we have been received by the President of Slovenia [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_T%C3%BCrk | Danilo Türk]], -and President in charge of the European Union. I was told to show him some of the unique features of the XO. Somehow, +and **President in charge of the European Union**. I was told to show him some of the unique features of the XO. Somehow, I contained my emotion and managed to do a decent presentation. Before leaving us, the President expressed profound interest in the OLPC educational goals. -This means we will likely be proposed for adoption to the European Parliament. +This means our project is likely to receive support within the European Parliament. + +**Update**: President Türk knows about the shortage of Internet addresses, and +was impressed by our laptop being IPv6-ready. We mentioned that the infrastructure +is currently a show-stopper in most places, but the President said this will be +addressed. Media coverage: http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs.nsf/dokumentiweb/8759FD3D80235E44C1257411003580E0?OpenDocument