http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/ Engadget Comments for OLPC head of software and content resigns, possibly over transition to XP http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
Are we really talking about portable computer's here?]]>Apr 21st 2008 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
"* Safe and robust
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On another note, I refuse to change my name to conform to Engadget's new standards!



lol, ok. I'm sorry.]]>Apr 21st 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
...I imagine not. A lot of decent points get whited out on joystiq, but it's more nominal here, so I don't mind either way.]]>Apr 21st 2008 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/]]>Apr 21st 2008 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
Linux was just a means to an end. XO needs a kid-friendly and secure OS that's lean and mean. They actually NEED something that's limiting, an OS that only lets them do what their parents/teachers want. That's the only way to make educational Laptops work. These are supposed to be a tool for poor countries. They want to distribute something like this to a whole bunch of kids and just copy assignments, textbooks, etc. onto them when needed. Plus give them the ability to be productive without breaking the bank. But teachers and parents need to know that kids won't be sitting there playing games on their laptops instead of doing assignments or whatever. ]]>Apr 21st 2008 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Ha ha ha!]]>Apr 21st 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
REMEMBER- charity is a business, guys!]]>Apr 21st 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
Good OS, wrong platform.]]>Apr 21st 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
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XD]]>Apr 21st 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/]]>Apr 21st 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
And go to an insecure operating system that is only a few months from end of life, with an extended lifecycle of security updates left of 2 years... then plan on sending these machines all over the world to low income areas where access to network resources is very scarce.

Wasn't the idea here to 'enable' children to learn about technology in a world that is increasingly leaving them behind in an information vacuum with no hope of escape? How exactly is Windows XP going to help achieve that again? One more good idea completely failed.]]>Apr 21st 2008 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
Build centers with decent computers and an okay connection, and hook everyone up with a Jooce.com account.

Hardware, even at 100$ per child, is just too expensive for worldwide charity.]]>Apr 21st 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 21st 2008 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
A few reasons:

1) XP support will be extended a LOT longer.

2) Vista is too hefty for OLPC, which is why OS X or Linux probably would have been a better choice anyway.

3) MS plans to very shortly charge all these charity-case kids in under-developed countries to upgrade to Vista. Just kidding. That would only happen if the target user really *has* shifted significantly to hipsters. Or, wait... hipsters don't like XP... hrm.]]>Apr 21st 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
The best predictor of future activity is looking at the past.


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That said, I thought this decision was made last year when they doubled the price of the thing to put XP on them. What did I miss?]]>Apr 21st 2008 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
More importantly, who's going to 'buy one, give one' if the rich buyer has no understanding of how to use Linux?

It shouldn't be that hard to transition, but there are so many version of Linux out there that all these people are thinking of command lines and not being able to play Windows games.]]>Apr 21st 2008 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/If you WANT to learn how to use a computer , use linux.

Open source is the future. Bill Gates has enough money.

Lets think for ourselves and stop lettign him be the richest man in the world.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/Apr 22nd 2008 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
And you all know what we call that?]]>Apr 22nd 2008 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/
How many developers worked on the "Suger" software? For how many years? Just for MS to swoop-in at the last minute and steal the show?

Fine, whatever, have a Windows OS, but where hell were they 4 years ago? And what's with big change and employees leaving? It all smells fishy -- like some one's on the take.

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Good business practice?]]>Apr 22nd 2008 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/olpc-head-of-software-and-content-resigns-possibly-over-transit/at least in linux is almost impossible to mess up with spyware and virus.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 5:32AM