A program for donors to employ between 100 or more laptops for small-scale deployments, called "Give a School," has been removed from the of the nonprofit's Web site. The nonprofit is now offering options to directly donate laptops or to make corporate purchases.

Designed for use by children in developing countries, the XO laptop has been praised for its innovative hardware features and environmentally friendly design. The Give a School program was defined as a "special program that allows donors to choose the country where the laptops go."

The change was first noted by Morgan Collett, who about it. OLPC's changed focus could affect XO laptop deployments in South Africa that were purchased through the program, he wrote.

"This is a blow to future small deployments in South Africa, as we have over 600 XOs deployed in South Africa through this program with more that were planned," Collett wrote. A nonprofit organization was being set up to raise funds and coordinate deployments, but that will be to "no effect" unless laptops from other vendors are used, Collett wrote.

OLPC's grassroots focus through small deployments generate excitement for the nonprofit's larger efforts, wrote Wayan Vota, an OLPC observer in a on OLPC News.