no news really.. You can redirect him to "OLPC Brasil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if he is really interested in. I have to say that the fast pace the auction went last year was an exception rather than the rule..
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:01 AM, wayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Alexandre, > > BTW, have you any news about OLPC in Brazil. A Brazilian student just > emailed looking for info- our last Brazil OLPC update was Feb. Any local > activity of note worth a post? > > Wayan > > > ------------------------------ > > Read: OLPC News Forum > http://www.olpcnews.com/forum > > ------------------------------- > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Alexandre Van de Sande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: wayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 9:55:37 AM > Subject: Re: [olpcnewswrite] Confidentail Changes at OLPC News > > hi wayan. I would love to be able to contribute more to olpcnews, but i > don´t realy believe I would be up to the challenge. I can´t even keep my own > blog updated. > > Good luck with the editor, but please keep the olpcnews alive. I am in the > team that believes that in the end of the day negroponte doesn't matters > anymore: there are a quarter million uruguayans, hundreds thousands of > peruvians and nepalese (among other) children using the laptop today and > those will keep the education aspect alive and well. If all OLPC does from > now on is keep selling the same laptop for cheaper, we all gain from it. > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:57 PM, wayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > __ > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Maybe you've noticed, but I'm really disappointed with the turn towards > > the Dark Side at OLPC. The Dark Side being more than just MSFT, but the > > whole idea that just cheap laptops, any laptops, will be the best for > > children. This change undercuts the whole idea of OLPC as I understood it, > > and quenches my passion to be the blog of record about the program. > > > > At the same time, I'm entering into new personal and professional > > commitments that will soon eclipse OLPC News in importance and time > > consumption. More on these as I can talk about them, but the general result > > is the same - I will not be able to manage OLPC News on a daily basis. > > > > Add those two together and I find myself looking for an OLPC News > > editor. > > > > Someone who can keep abreast of the organization and promote the > > community. They don't need to be as fanatical as I've been in daily > > publishing, but do have to be willing and able to commit to three posts a > > week, be they self-written or Guest Posts. They'll also be managing OLPC > > News Forums, which is pretty light, only a overview once a week or so. > > > > The benefits are amazing. Besides becoming a thought leader in > > technology for development, quoted in major publications (on and offline) > > and even cameos on TV and radio, they'll get the great and seemingly endless > > goodwill of the OLPC community and be asked to speak at random events in > > their community on OLPC. They can also split the site revenues with me, > > though before anyone gets too excited, its only pulling in around $100 a > > month. Beer money at best, and a pittance when compared with the time > > input. > > > > I would stay on as the Publisher, and offer advice and input (both > > editorial and content) as needed. Once they prove themselves capable and > > committed, we can even explore turning over the whole site to them, though > > with the express guarantee they will keep it going and leave the archives > > undisturbed. > > > > So to you, my loyal contributors, I offer this opportunity. Please give > > it a good think, and let me know if any of you are interested. Also, if > > there are others you think might be interested, please let me know. > > > > Last, but not least, please keep this confidential for now. I am still > > thinking through the idea and would like to have your input before I make > > this change public. > > > > Wayan > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Read: OLPC News Forum > > http://www.olpcnews.com/forum > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > > > -- > > You are subscribed to < > > http://www.wayan.com/mail/mail.cgi/list/olpcnewswrite> using > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you may automatically unsubscribe from > > this list at any time here: < > > http://www.wayan.com/mail/mail.cgi/u/olpcnewswrite/> > > > > > > -- > Alexandre Van de Sande > www.wanderingabout.com > rio de janeiro > > ҉ > -- Alexandre Van de Sande www.wanderingabout.com rio de janeiro ҉
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