On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Joshua N Pritikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:20:22PM -0700, Edward Cherlin wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Joshua N Pritikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Suppose you were to do that. What would you actually change? I mean, I > > > don't see an imminent threat to Sugar and the constructivist Activity > > > ideal besides the recent AP article and rampant rumors. > > > > If Negroponte were to drop Linux and Open Firmware, then all of that > > would fall to the forked project. If Microsoft wanted to push > > proprietary educational software, then the Activities would be forked > > as well. Presumably a lot of OLPC volunteers would walk. I'm > > suggesting a place for them to walk to. I expect that Red Hat and > > Ubuntu would support the fork, and I would have good hopes for Google. > > Oh yah, I would follow the fork as well. > > All I'm saying is that NOTHING OF THE KIND HAS HAPPENED YET! > > If, yes, if the rumors are very much publically and overtly confirmed by > everybody at OLPC ... THEN it would be an appropriate time to initiate a > fork. > > So far, it's all speculation and rumors emanating the insalubrious > stench of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). > > Just to be on the safe side, you are welcome to make thorough backups of > the current code base whenever you feel a justified or unjustified > twinge of nervousness. > > Can we end this thread now?
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