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[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 11.01.2008 03:33, Ivan Krstić wrote:
> On Jan 3, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Albert Cahalan wrote:
>   
>> The non-nerd kids are getting toys.
>>     
>
> (Sidenote: this displays a stunning level of ignorance and failure of  
> comprehension of the project's goals.)
>   

Reminds me of a nice quote from an OLPC official (I forgot who exactly
said this):
"This is not an opensource laptop project, it is an education project."
Unfortunately, in the early days of OLPC the message was more like "This
is an opensource laptop project with the ultimate goal of enabling
better eduaction for kids.". I have to admit I was quite disappointed
with the perceived change of the goals of the project.

Besides the nasty wording of your criticism of Albert's opinion, it is
quite interesting that you think emphasizing the toy factor "displays a
stunning level of ignorance and failure of comprehension".
We deliver *games* to *kids* as a key aspect of the project, but the
machines are *not* toys?
Please clarify.


Regards,
Carl-Daniel