Venezuela to order 1.000.000 GNU/Linux-based Notebooks

According to German news-sources heise and golem the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela has signed a contract with a Portuguese Company covering 250.000 "ClassMate-PCs", to be devlivered early next year and more to follow.

The Notebooks will be equipped with a locally developed GNU-Linux-Distribution and distributed to families at prices depending on the income. Poor families are supposed to get one for free.

Official Newssource (in Spanish):

http://www.gobiernoenlinea.ve/noticias-view/ver_detalles.pag?idNoticia=83396

Heise.de (in German):

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Venezuela-will-rund-1-Million-Schueler-Notebooks-beschaffen--/meldung/116809 

Golem.de (in German): 

http://www.golem.de/0810/62720.html