Nigerian education selects Intel-powered Classmate PC with Mandriva Linux
I have decided to post the press release issued by Mandriva on the contract to install Mandriva Linux OS in the Intel-powered Classmate PCs donated or supplied to Nigeria, because an anonymous respondent said I was conflating a different contract to supply 17,000 Classmate PCs with the 3,000 Classmate PCs donated by Intel. I insist that the so called raw deal Mandriva is pointing accusing fingers at Microsoft for, is within the context of the ICT project sponsored by Intel in Nigeria. Mandriva is raising dust over nothing, because Microsoft has not done anything wrong in this case. Nigerian education selects Intel-powered Classmate PC with Mandriva Linux Mandriva today announced that the Nigerian government has selected Intel-powered classmate PCs running on Mandriva Linux for educational use in nationwide pilot in Nigeria. Mandriva is working with Intel Corporation and Technology Support Center Ltd. to provide 17,000 Intel-powered classmate PC. The aim of this project is to improve t