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The Obstacles to Using Open-Source to Provide Equal Opportunity

[ Thanks to An
Anonymous Reader
for this link. ]

“3. Internet Costs (suggested by zaine_ridling)

“The great thing about Linux is that it is free. There is no
free internet, though, and without internet, you only get about
half the advantage of your computer. You could tell people to go
into a Starbucks, but then the computers you give out have to be
laptops with wireless, not old desktops”


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