This project is rolling, so should OLPC

[Bryan Berry]

Our pilots at Bishwamitra and Bashuki schools start this Friday and I
couldn't be more excited.

I find this discussion about the future of OLPC frankly *annoying* and
tiresome. The future of OLPC isn't at 1CC. It's at pilot schools around
the world. It's in the hands of kids. The software and hardware on the
XO are at mature point where we can really see the impact on education.
Sugar needs a lot of work but it is functional now, thanks to the heroic
efforts of many on the Sugar team. 

The key question about participating in OLPC shouldn't be what
Negroponte or Bender are up to, it should be what Arjun Tamang uses his
XO for on Monday in Nepal or what Marisol Gonzalez does w/ it in rural
Peru. 

As Bert says, Onward. There is much work to do. Debating the future of
OLPC as an organization does little to advance OLPC as a global movement
- which it very much is.

Roll up your sleeves folks, let's make this happen. 

Edward Cherlin: If OLPC the organization isn't meeting your needs, start
your own. We started our own here in Nepal and it was the best thing we
could have done.

-- 
Bryan W. Berry
Systems Engineer
OLE Nepal, http://www.olenepal.org