[OLPC India] Partnering with OLPC in India

[Marc Valentin]

Hi Manu,
Finding shortcomings is only possible if we get the information. But
what do I read :
@Satish : That is not the website of OLPC India. (short response !)
@Manu : Progress has come along slowly with success and mistakes.
olpc.co.in has been an initiative belonging to the latter category.
I feel some unease to talk about olpc.co.in and I suppose I am not the
only one to feel that.
Now, what is happening with the Digital Bridge Foundation ? That was a
mistake too ? Are you ready to communicate about it ?
And what about this OLPC India ? If I read the signature of Satish
Jha, it is not even an indian society :
OLPC India, One Cambridge Center, 10th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141. Is
it a temporary address ? What will be the official structure of OLPC
india ?
Transparency is not posting messages about unreachable goals, it is to
keep supporters and volunteers informed about what is going on. We had
a lot of expectations about olpc.co.in and now we read "That is not
the website of OLPC India.", so where is the website of OLPC India ?
-marc-

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Manusheel Gupta <manu at laptop.org> wrote:
> Marc,
>
> I am not in the loop regarding OLPC plans for India. However, I just wish to
> suggest that finding shortcomings is good if the purpose is to make the
> strategy and operations efficient. Please make the effort to
> encourage/criticize the team in a way that helps them to take a step
> forward.
>
> I know about you through Amit, who has always appreciated your involvment
> and feedback. There is no question that you are a committed and a caring
> volunteer.
>
> The beginning of July 2006 was just fine enough that OLPC would have never
> been around India for decades. Progress has come along slowly with success
> and mistakes. olpc.co.in has been an initiative belonging to the latter
> category. I believe the concerned team knows about it, and will take action
> in the best interests of everybody, sometime soon.
>
> I apologize if I wrote anything that was hurtful to anybody concerned with
> this memo. My only request. OLPC should be a peaceful project.
>
> Regards,
> Manu