[Novalug] Re: OLPC going to XP?

[Sarah Elkins]

>  Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:51:26 -0400
>  From: Peter Larsen <plarsen at famlarsen.homelinux.com>
>  Subject: [Novalug] OLPC going to XP?
>  To: NOVALUG <novalug at calypso.tux.org>
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>  http://digg.com/tech_news/OLPC_may_eventually_switch_from_Linux_to_Windows_XP/who
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>  Yet another one bites the dust to big corporate?
>  I'd missed the news that the president had resigned. Since we've had
>  several sessions talking about OLPC and even showed it at FOSE this may
>  be of interest .... and no, it doesn't look like it's a joke :(

That does seem the direction they're going.  It's sad to me, and
diminishes what I was excited about with OLPC, even though they may
still be able to accomplish some good.

This was talked about some at the OLPC Roundtable at Penguicon a
couple of weekends ago.
My write-up:  http://configures.sarahelkins.org/2008/05/01/olpc-penguicon-roundtable-notes/
Links to more commentary:
http://configures.sarahelkins.org/2008/05/01/olpc-roundtable-at-penguicon-2008-links/

Regards,

Sarah