As posted to our Ubuntu users Meetup forum, by Jay:
One Laptop Per Child may eventually switch from GNU/Linux to Windows
http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2008/04/23/sigh/
It seems like locking kids minds into proprietary frames still remains a priority for the educators.
So here is… My email correspondence with OLPC just now…
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Is it true that OLPC will be switching from a Linux OS to a Windows OS?
If so, you guys are pathetic, and I need to know so I can withdrawal all my support for the OLPC project as soon as possible.
Bruce Wagner
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From: press@racepointgroup.com
This is not true. OLPC will support both Linux and Windows. Governments have been asking for both.
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That is NOT ok.
See http://linux.meetup.com/392/messages/boards/thread/4635205
And http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2008/04/23/sigh/
It it self-defeating to go down a proprietary closed corporate path like Windows. It is also self-defeating to split your resources in half between two separate development paths. Windows has no future in a program such as OLPC. Your role is EDUCATION, not backing down to special interests and corporate greed.
Don’t cave in to anyone. Stick to FREEDOM — open source free software, not corporate interests — if you hope or expect to get any support from the global community.
Bruce Wagner
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(also posted in the Ubuntu Forums, here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=818407 )
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Always choose the superior Open Source Free Software.
Now, there is an equivalent or superior Free Open Source version of all the best software that exists.
Do you use Ubuntu Linux on your PC and laptop yet?
Google does. Did you know that Google’s search engines are all running 100% on Linux? Not Windows. Not Mac. Only Linux. Does Google know something you don’t know?
You can even install Ubuntu Linux on a Windows computer without changing a thing — all for free. It takes about 2.5 minutes, and is as easy as three clicks, using Wubi — the Windows Ubuntu Installer. Try it here!
Check out each of these links carefully:
A. http://tinyurl.com/552×66 | B. http://tinyurl.com/67hjz5 | C. http://getgnulinux.org | D. http://ubuntu.com | E. http://wubi-installer.org | F. http://ubuntuforums.org
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Are you using Ubuntu Linux on your home computer yet? Do you use Google? Did you know that the Google search engine you use every day operates 100% on Linux? Check out Windows vs Ubuntu’s Best Applications and getgnulinux.org and ubuntu.com and wubi-installer.org and Google: Open Source Free Software
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…as if we needed one.
Microsoft’s Media Center Does Not Record Television Shows from NBC
Microsoft has come out with an astounding admission, courtesy of Greg Sandoval at CNet News:
“Microsoft included technologies in Windows, based on rules set forth by the (Federal Communications Commission),” a Microsoft spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail to CNET News.com. “As part of these regulations, Windows Media Center fully adheres to the flags used by broadcasters and content owners to determine how their content is distributed and consumed.”
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Are you using Ubuntu Linux on your home computer yet? Do you use Google? Did you know that the Google search engine you use every day operates 100% on Linux? Check out Windows vs Ubuntu’s Best Applications and getgnulinux.org and ubuntu.com and wubi-installer.org and Google: Open Source Free Software
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Ubuntu is 2.3 times Faster than Windows XP, acording to the latest performance benchmarks.
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Are you using Ubuntu Linux on your home computer yet? Do you use Google? Did you know that the Google search engine you use every day operates 100% on Linux? There’s no Windows or Mac running the Google company or any of its services. Check out Windows vs Ubuntu’s Best Applications and getgnulinux.org and ubuntu.com and wubi-installer.org and Google: Open Source Free Software
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