On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Jonathan Corbet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Walter Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Second, regarding Microsoft, I agree that if it is to be an open > > platform, it should be open to everyone, including Microsoft. That > > said, it is somewhat revisionist to suggest that the SD card was added > > on behalf of Microsoft > > Such statements certainly are based on reporting like this: > > Speaking with Wired News editor Kevin Poulsen over e-mail, > Negroponte said that an SD card slot was added to the OLPC > machine so it could meet Windows' minimum performance > requirements. > > "The XO always ran Windows... that is why we added the SD slot," > he said. > > http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/negroponte_olpc_1.html > > Or this: > > > "Microsoft has always been working on Windows for the XO. We put > the SD (secure digital) slot into our laptop over one year ago, > for them," Negroponte said, explaining that the SD slot allows > the XO's memory to be expanded, making it easier for users to > run Windows. > > > http://www.news.com/Negroponte-Windows-key-to-OLPC-philosophy/2100-1016_3-6215837.html > > Or this: > > Although the machine is preinstaled with Linux ut this doesn't > mean that you can't run Windows on the machine, Negroponte > said. " We put in an SD slot just for Bill," he quipped. > > http://www.siliconvalleysleuth.com/2006/12/kicking_off_the.html > (typos in original) > > Now the statement that the SD slot was added for Microsoft may be > incorrect, but, given all the words that went around last year, it's > probably not "revisionist" either.
I'm pretty sure Walter is suggesting that *Nicholas* is being "revisionist", not the original poster (was that you, Jon?). --scott -- ( http://cscott.net/ ) _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
