> Computer are supposed to be a Science ... > Regardless of what anyone thinks computing is "supposed" to be, in reality what it really is is business.
Things happen because or money or the hope of money. OLPC tries to buck that trend to some extent, but all of the components that we buy, and all of the partner companies that we depend on for components and manufacturing services, are money-driven. If a component is not profitable, it becomes unavailable. If a software component (e.g. an 802.11s networking stack) does not appeal to paying customers, serious development on it eventually ceases. The Open Source software movement is a bit less money-driven than commercial software development, but the money connection is still there in the background. The FOSS software that eventually reaches a usable quality level is mostly the stuff for which some company is funding the work. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
