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Re: [News] OLPC Project CTO: The Laptops Will Run Linux (XO)

__/ [ Au79 ] on Monday 30 April 2007 05:02 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> OLPC: Free Software Still Rules
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Jepsen tells us, politely, to calm down.  The plan is still for the
>> | XO to ship with OLPC's custom Linux-based Sugar operating system,
>> | and she hasn't seen demand for anything else on the XO. "The issuehasn't
>> | presented itself. Most people love Sugar."
>> `----
>> 
>> http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/olpc_free_softw.html
> 
> However, the Evil Empire will resort to its tried-and-true tricks and
> pressure developing countries to install Windos MEII on the XO, probably
> with kick-backs and political meandering.

Not kickbacks. Cha-ri-ty.

Say it again. Charity.

Here is one of Gates' latest charitable visits...

Read carefully between (and within) the lines that some publications simply
_left out_.


,----[ Quote ]
| The government and Microsoft also two signed agreements Monday
| stressing Uribe's strong commitment to Microsoft products at a
| time other countries in the region are promoting the non-proprietary
| Linux operating system.
`----

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_hi_te/colombia_bill_gates


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