Comments on: The OLPC on CBS 60 Minutes http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html A blog covering the latest buzz on the Opera browser and its competition. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63624 Daniel Goldman Mon, 28 May 2007 14:28:23 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63624 Khaled Khalil, Alex Bishop is correct. Firefox is fully open source, and not proprietary. Khaled Khalil, Alex Bishop is correct. Firefox is fully open source, and not proprietary.

]]> By: Alex Bishop http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63583 Alex Bishop Sat, 26 May 2007 19:33:35 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63583 Khaled Khalil: "even firefox (the current default browser) is proprietary and isn’t totally free like many people think!" In what way is Firefox proprietary? It's available under the MPL, GPL or LGPL (take your pick). The trademarks (the name "Firefox" and the logo etc.) aren't free but all the code is open-source. In any case, the XO won't ship with Firefox, it will ship with a Mozilla-based browser. Khaled Khalil: “even firefox (the current default browser) is proprietary and isn’t totally free like many people think!”

In what way is Firefox proprietary? It’s available under the MPL, GPL or LGPL (take your pick). The trademarks (the name “Firefox” and the logo etc.) aren’t free but all the code is open-source.

In any case, the XO won’t ship with Firefox, it will ship with a Mozilla-based browser.

]]> By: John Vanhool http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63488 John Vanhool Thu, 24 May 2007 00:15:16 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63488 For a minute I thought Opera's included on the OLPC! "Opera runs on the OLPC" and you also put the video of the Opera guy right underneath the 60 Minutes clip, which made me think the Opera clip was an excerpt from 60 Minutes on the OLPC. Oh well. The actual included browser is built on Mozilla's Xulrunner, according to <a href="http://www.laptop.org/laptop/software/specs.shtml" rel="nofollow">OLPC site</a>. Maybe soon! :-) For a minute I thought Opera’s included on the OLPC! “Opera runs on the OLPC” and you also put the video of the Opera guy right underneath the 60 Minutes clip, which made me think the Opera clip was an excerpt from 60 Minutes on the OLPC. Oh well. The actual included browser is built on Mozilla’s Xulrunner, according to OLPC site. Maybe soon! :-)

]]> By: Charbax http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63405 Charbax Tue, 22 May 2007 19:45:13 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63405 The Google Video version was taken down by Google because of copyright. You can check my site to get the Sevenload or Dailymotion version which work. The Google Video version was taken down by Google because of copyright. You can check my site to get the Sevenload or Dailymotion version which work.

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63388 Daniel Goldman Tue, 22 May 2007 14:13:57 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63388 Khaled Khalil, by default Opera will not come with the OLPC, since the OLPC Project has a policy of putting only-Open-Source applications on the laptop. However, governments are actually the ones who are going to buy these laptops. Opera is working with various governments in arranging that Opera be pre-installed for them. Khaled Khalil, by default Opera will not come with the OLPC, since the OLPC Project has a policy of putting only-Open-Source applications on the laptop.

However, governments are actually the ones who are going to buy these laptops. Opera is working with various governments in arranging that Opera be pre-installed for them.

]]> By: Khaled Khalil http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63384 Khaled Khalil Tue, 22 May 2007 13:40:29 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63384 BTW, does anyone know if the OLPC project team will make Opera their default browser ?, or they still want it to be delivered (out of box) with free software only ?, even firefox (the current default browser) is proprietary and isn't totally free like many people think! BTW, does anyone know if the OLPC project team will make Opera their default browser ?, or they still want it to be delivered (out of box) with free software only ?, even firefox (the current default browser) is proprietary and isn’t totally free like many people think!

]]> By: Khaled Khalil http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63382 Khaled Khalil Tue, 22 May 2007 13:29:47 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63382 for linux users, you can try it now, firstly get it from <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Opera" rel="nofollow">here</a> or directly from <a href="http://snapshot.opera.com/unix/olpc-544/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, (i assume it is not the latest), it will work fine, if you want it to be nicer, install the sugar desktop (which is the real headache), then install opera activities, sugar is the olpc DE and opera is very well integrated with it, take a minute with the <a href="http://people.opera.com/howcome/2007/olpc/scr.html" rel="nofollow">screenshots</a>. you can find its technical biography <a href="http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/index.dml/tag/olpc" rel="nofollow">here</a> and all about it from its childhood from <a href="http://my.opera.com/csant/blog/index.dml/tag/olpc" rel="nofollow">here</a> (thanks to Claudio sharing it with us) for linux users, you can try it now, firstly get it from here or directly from here, (i assume it is not the latest), it will work fine, if you want it to be nicer, install the sugar desktop (which is the real headache), then install opera activities, sugar is the olpc DE and opera is very well integrated with it, take a minute with the screenshots.
you can find its technical biography here and all about it from its childhood from here (thanks to Claudio sharing it with us)

]]> By: wayan http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63381 wayan Tue, 22 May 2007 13:03:51 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63381 If you want to see the 60 Minutes segment (the Google Video version was taken down) and comment on the OLPC activity, check out <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com" rel="nofollow">OLPC News</a>. If you want to see the 60 Minutes segment (the Google Video version was taken down) and comment on the OLPC activity, check out OLPC News.

]]> By: chat http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63368 chat Tue, 22 May 2007 08:49:48 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63368 If i start the google video:"This video is currently not available.Please try again later" ? If i start the google video:”This video is currently not available.Please try again later”
?

]]> By: David Naylor http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63361 David Naylor Tue, 22 May 2007 05:15:22 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63361 Cool laptop. Cool laptop.

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63356 Daniel Goldman Tue, 22 May 2007 01:00:25 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63356 GT500, that's correct. 60 Minutes didn't mention Opera, though they gave a nice overview of the project's mission. GT500, that’s correct. 60 Minutes didn’t mention Opera, though they gave a nice overview of the project’s mission.

]]> By: GT500 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63348 GT500 Mon, 21 May 2007 22:25:06 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/05/the-olpc-on-cbs-60-minutes.html#comment-63348 No mention of Opera in the 60 minutes OLPC video? No mention of Opera in the 60 minutes OLPC video?

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