On 10/5/06, Jack J. Woehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Free and open software is a means to an end, rather than the > > sole end unto itself for OLPC. > > > > I was totally stunned by this admission. "morally bankrupt", as Bob > > says, is exactly what is going on. > > Hmm, sounds like you are saying that abstract goal of unlimited > software freedom is > a higher goal than providing access to modern technology to > disadvantaged children in > 3rd-world countries. I don't wish to argue that point, but it is > certainly a point > that could be debated. Why *would* the OLPC people wish to get their > dicks caught > in the struggle between the free-and-open software community and the > greedheads?
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THE ONES SAYING IT. THEY ARE THE ONES SAYING IT! Remember, Apple approached them and offered OSX for OLPC. What was their reason for rejecting it? It's not "open source" enough. So WHAT THE HELL are they saying now? This is being two faced and hypocritical.
