The One Laptop Per Child project will boost the market share of Linux on the desktop to about 12 per cent
Negroponte's $100 laptop will boost the worldwide consumption of Linux on the desktop

Linux gets One Laptop Per Child desktop boost

Third-world Linux laptop computer to kickstart Linux on the desktop

Written by Tom Sanders at Red Hat Summit in Nashville

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