[sugar] This project is rolling, so should OLPC

[Samuel Klein]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Bryan Berry <bryan.berry at gmail.com> wrote:

> Our pilots at Bishwamitra and Bashuki schools start this Friday and I
> couldn't be more excited.
>

Fantastic.  Please keep up a steady photo stream!

The rest of your email is perfectly put.     --SJ

I find this discussion about the future of OLPC frankly *annoying* and
> tiresome. The future of OLPC isn't at 1CC. It's at pilot schools around
> the world. It's in the hands of kids. The software and hardware on the
> XO are at mature point where we can really see the impact on education.
> Sugar needs a lot of work but it is functional now, thanks to the heroic
> efforts of many on the Sugar team.
>
> The key question about participating in OLPC shouldn't be what
> Negroponte or Bender are up to, it should be what Arjun Tamang uses his
> XO for on Monday in Nepal or what Marisol Gonzalez does w/ it in rural
> Peru.
>
> As Bert says, Onward. There is much work to do. Debating the future of
> OLPC as an organization does little to advance OLPC as a global movement
> - which it very much is.
>
> Roll up your sleeves folks, let's make this happen.
>
> Edward Cherlin: If OLPC the organization isn't meeting your needs, start
> your own. We started our own here in Nepal and it was the best thing we
> could have done.
>
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