[Olpc-philippines] Olpc-philippines Digest, Vol 7, Issue 1

[Ruben Borres]

The move of Microsoft for entering into the XO Machine is not just tactical or just to satisfy the current demand of the market/clients who will support the OLPC project in 3rd world country but also a strategic move so that in the future, MS will still be the main stream OS for desktops, laptops and other portable personal computing devices.

Just imagine, 10 years from now, those children holding the XO machines with Open-source OS will be proficient and comfortable of using said OS rather than MS. Isn't that freedom? 


Here are another articles: 

http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1652

http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1676

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1402&tag=nl.e622

God bless to everybody.


Ruben



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Today's Topics:

   1. M$ and OLPC (Sandeep C.)


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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 12:06:44 -0400
From: "Sandeep C." 
Subject: [Olpc-philippines] M$ and OLPC
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Hi All,

As an open source advocate, this news hurts me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7402365.stm

The open source nature of the project's development and it's component
(linux OS) was one of the main reasons for my support of the initiative.
That ideal has now been diluted by the partnership of M$ and OLPC -- two
companies who have determined they need each other to survive in the long
term.

Some of you may feel the same way as I do. However, the good thing is that
Sugar and Linux are still on the OLPC. All is not lost. The momentum for
both is still there. We still move on with our efforts to support the
project.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Sandeep
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