On 5/23/08, Jim Gettys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note that we *cannot* share much of the information about the possible > alternatives we are examining for Gen-2 hardware until decisions are > final; it is the basis of serious negotiations among competing parties, > under non-disclosure agreements.
Lest rumors of more OLPC secrets get started, let me clarify that much of this information is related to processor and chipset choices, battery and power specs, display technology, etc, etc. These critically depend on vendors, prices, contracts, and protracted negotiation. We'll let you know those details as soon as the contracts are signed. But most of the discussion so far here on devel@ has been about software issues and big-picture design, and there's no reason that needs to be under wraps. As always in software discussions, working code is the best argument. I hope that as a community we'll move beyond hot air to demos and code at some point. The best way to show that a touch screen keyboard is workable, for example, is to try to build one. Ditto for alternative input mechanisms, gestures and multitouch, etc, etc. If you think we should do X, Y, or Z, show us why it's a good idea. --scott -- ( http://cscott.net/ ) _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list Sugar@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar