Walter leaving and shift to XP.

[C. Scott Ananian]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Jonathan Corbet <corbet at lwn.net> wrote:
> Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  > Second, regarding Microsoft, I agree that if it is to be an open
>  > platform, it should be open to everyone, including Microsoft. That
>  > said, it is somewhat revisionist to suggest that the SD card was added
>  > on behalf of Microsoft
>
>  Such statements certainly are based on reporting like this:
>
>         Speaking with Wired News editor Kevin Poulsen over e-mail,
>         Negroponte said that an SD card slot was added to the OLPC
>         machine so it could meet Windows' minimum performance
>         requirements.
>
>         "The XO always ran Windows... that is why we added the SD slot,"
>         he said.
>
>         http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/negroponte_olpc_1.html
>
>  Or this:
>
>
>         "Microsoft has always been working on Windows for the XO. We put
>         the SD (secure digital) slot into our laptop over one year ago,
>         for them," Negroponte said, explaining that the SD slot allows
>         the XO's memory to be expanded, making it easier for users to
>         run Windows.
>
>         http://www.news.com/Negroponte-Windows-key-to-OLPC-philosophy/2100-1016_3-6215837.html
>
>  Or this:
>
>         Although the machine is preinstaled with Linux ut this doesn't
>         mean that you can't run Windows on the machine, Negroponte
>         said. " We put in an SD slot just for Bill," he quipped.
>
>         http://www.siliconvalleysleuth.com/2006/12/kicking_off_the.html
>         (typos in original)
>
>  Now the statement that the SD slot was added for Microsoft may be
>  incorrect, but, given all the words that went around last year, it's
>  probably not "revisionist" either.

I'm pretty sure Walter is suggesting that *Nicholas* is being
"revisionist", not the original poster (was that you, Jon?).
 --scott

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