ZDNet UK: $100 PC Project Will 'Invigorate Linux Desktop Push'

"Open source software company Red Hat believes that the $100 laptop initiative could inject momentum in interest and take-up of open source desktop operating systems.

"Speaking to ZDNet UK on Monday, Mike Evans, vice-president of corporate development said that although this is not the primary aim of the project, a cheap ubiquitous open-sourced based laptop would potentially initiate an increased interest in open source desktop technology..."

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