Chris, Since this seems to be something you have sincere passion about, would you be willing to simply list/summarize specific points that you see that Carlos made so we can talk about them point by point to hopefully arrive at a more succinct overall intention of his communication?
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Kenneth Wyrick <k...@caltek.net> wrote: > Oh! Ok I get that, now. Also, view my comments as a gut level response > as > a newbie to this project who is looking for specific constructive dialog > instead of generalities that are easily thrown around. > > Maybe it's just me but I replied how I felt as I read what was written. > So, I still want to know what his purpose is for spending time with the > olpc? Based on what I read, he sees the apple as our competitor. I could > have done without the apple promo. I can't claim to speak to Carlos's concerns. My comment was more about the reaction to his posting than to his posting itself. My point was that his critique should not be dismissed out-of-hand, but needs to be explored in more depth, ideally in his native language and on the lists where he originally posted it. We have all had to be "talked off the ledge" at one point or another with Sugar or OLPC frustrations. Often the important thing to bring someone back into the fold is just to let them know that tthey have been heard and to validate their frustrations (to the extent you can). It is my impression that the prodigals who return to the family often make the most dedicated volunteers, it just takes some patience and understanding to hear them out and really get to the root of their concerns. cjl -- http://64.27.24.247:8000/xowiki/en:weblog?summary=1 _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep