<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Saurabh Adhikari <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adhikaris@hotmail.com">adhikaris@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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I keep getting questions on the relationship Reliance has with OLPC India.<br>
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>From all I have gathered, there seems to be no formal relationship at all. <br>
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Some people point to the Digital Divide oundation. I understand that they have no relationship with OLPC India either.<br>
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However, the perception seems that there is a relationship of some kind. I think it will helpto clarify the position unambiguosly in the media so that.<br>
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Meanwhile, I understad that there is need for volunteers with technical skills in understandin OLPC both with Fedora and Windows. Do we have anyone around Delhi who may be able to help meet a couple of prospects?<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
S Adhikari<br></div><br><br></div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br>Saurabh,<br><br>This is getting tiresome. I sincerely do not understand why you are having so much trouble understanding the role that people have played and continue to play in OLPC deployments in India. Its a rather simple work ethic. *Anybody* can role up their sleeves and participate. I am curious though as to why you keep getting these questions. Are you an employee at OLPC?<br clear="all">
<br>Here's some info on Reliance. Ever hear of Khairat? No? Try Google. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=khairat">http://www.google.com/search?q=khairat</a> Heck, at this point, I'd even say, try Bing. <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=khairat">http://www.bing.com/search?q=khairat</a><br>
<br>That deployment was done by OLPC, Amit Gogna (who you were wondering about in your post earlier) and a bunch of others. I met some of them in India last year. They are located at Reliance's campus east of Mumbai. This is the Digital Bridge Foundation, not the Digital Divide Foundation, as you erroneously pointed out. They are real. I am sure you can meet with them if you ask nicely. From this article: <a href="http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,62044520,00.htm">http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,62044520,00.htm</a><br>
<br>"The Digital Bridge Foundation, part of Reliance ADA Group, owned by
Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, is providing the technology backbone
and logistics for the installation of OLPC's white and green XO laptops
in primary schools.
"<br><br>As for whatever "OLPC India" is supposed to be? Well, nobody seems to know. This list is dead for all practical purposes, other than occasional posts to purposefully vague newspaper articles. As far as I am concerned "OLPC India" is pointless unless it *does* something. "olpc india" on the other hand seems to be getting some place. Notice the difference in upper and lower case. <a href="http://blog.laptop.org/exploring-sustainable-education/">http://blog.laptop.org/exploring-sustainable-education/</a><br>
<br>I would also suggest looking at <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India</a> and see some of the other deployments such as being undertaken by private citizens and schools. Yes, we all wish things were a little more open and communicative, but that's wishful thinking. <br>
<br>In the mean time, I'd encourage you (and others that you keep hearing from) to actively build a community around FOSS projects, content, languages, etc. because whenever this project does take off in India, all those communities will be sorely needed. <br>
<br>cheers,<br>Sameer<br>-- <br>Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor of Information Systems<br>San Francisco State University<br>San Francisco CA 94132 USA<br><a href="http://verma.sfsu.edu/">http://verma.sfsu.edu/</a><br>
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