[sugar] [Community-news] where is Walter?

[Edward Cherlin]

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Joshua N Pritikin <jpritikin at pobox.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:20:22PM -0700, Edward Cherlin wrote:
>  > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Joshua N Pritikin <jpritikin at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > >  Suppose you were to do that. What would you actually change? I mean, I
>  > >  don't see an imminent threat to Sugar and the constructivist Activity
>  > >  ideal besides the recent AP article and rampant rumors.
>  >
>  > If Negroponte were to drop Linux and Open Firmware, then all of that
>  > would fall to the forked project. If Microsoft wanted to push
>  > proprietary educational software, then the Activities would be forked
>  > as well. Presumably a lot of OLPC volunteers would walk. I'm
>  > suggesting a place for them to walk to. I expect that Red Hat and
>  > Ubuntu would support the fork, and I would have good hopes for Google.
>
>  Oh yah, I would follow the fork as well.
>
>  All I'm saying is that NOTHING OF THE KIND HAS HAPPENED YET!
>
>  If, yes, if the rumors are very much publically and overtly confirmed by
>  everybody at OLPC ... THEN it would be an appropriate time to initiate a
>  fork.
>
>  So far, it's all speculation and rumors emanating the insalubrious
>  stench of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD).
>
>  Just to be on the safe side, you are welcome to make thorough backups of
>  the current code base whenever you feel a justified or unjustified
>  twinge of nervousness.
>
>  Can we end this thread now?

OK by me.

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