Hi Steve
I want to take my remarks in another direction. The basic background is
the growing number of conservative academics and students, particularly
in the United States who are arguing that The Academy has a liberal bias
making it difficult for dissenting voices to be heard from the
Jayne Cravens writes:
I just wanted to say that I find this back and forth about Simputer
fantastic. Thank you to everyone who is contributing/debating. I'm
learning so much.
In your previous incarnation at the UN, and since, you've taught many of us
a great deal, Jayne.
Turn about is fair
Dr. Steve Eskow wrote:
Taran, I wish you'd reconsider your basic economics: for example, your
belief that $480 that stays in India to buy a computer is better than
buying one elsewhere for $300. That may not sit well with those in India or
Africa who have to buy a computer. Ghana, where I work,
Since debates about whether or not to use software from the dominant
software maker often come up in discussions about bridging the
digital divide, I'm posting the following from Slashdot (old news for
you Slashdot readers out there, but I'm catching up on a lot of email
and saw this only
Dear All,
I have been keenly following the debate about personal vs social
computer. First things first, why are we all looking at it from the
point of view of first world people and also maybe some third
worlders like me who are priviledged to have had good education, a
stable income,
