On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Korakurider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:24 AM, C. Scott Ananian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Nicholas Negroponte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > At 01:29 PM 4/23/2008, you wrote: > > > You have been saying variations of this for a while now, but: > > > * OLPC has not hired any Windows developers > > > * OLPC has not adjusted its timeline to allow for time necessary for > > > such a port. > > > > > > I am serious and we have to outsource that part of it. > > Recently OLPC made it clear that they don't support each activities > except very few number of them including journal, and community is > responsible of supporting activities. (I wouldn't argue about that) > So I am assuming the policy would apply to effort porting activities to > windows. > But this should make us much slower...
It works for me. I don't mind how long it takes Microsoft to do the port, and I will cheer any developers who refuse to port their own software to Windows. I don't mind if they run in CygWin or CoLinux (and I am grateful to their developers for letting Linux software be Linux software), but I wouldn't wish the Windows APIs on anybody. > Or will OLPC change their mind and to take responsibility to port and > support them (on windows at least)? I certainly hope not. People who sell their souls should at least take the trouble to get paid. > /Korakurider > > /Korakurider -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
