On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/9/16 José Antonio Rocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Don't worry about that. Windows is a dead-SO-walking. > > Don't think we worry much about Windows around here ;) > > I think the main concern (and perhaps MS' main interest in all this) > is that Sugar is seen as losing its supporters. > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Martin Sevior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So the point is that there is a strong counter-story about sugar-labs > and the current shipments. We need to make sure that story gets out > too. > > What kind of counter-story could be seen by "journals" as equally compelling?
OLPC has pushed Microsoft into doing what it has sedulously avoided for many years: setting up a head-to-head comparison of Linux and Windows on the same hardware by the same people in large numbers, very few of whom are paid by Microsoft. The children, in particular, don't care *who* you are, and will use the software that works for what they want to do. We will hear from parents, teachers, and the rest of society as well. In addition, all of these people get to compare Sugar with the Windows crippleware application suite for the XO, and the 25,000+ Free Software packages for Linux with the high costs and almost total lack of freedom in the proprietary market. This is a story that will run for years, with new results appearing constantly from dozens of countries as the curriculum and textbooks are converted to use collaborative software and Free licensing of one kind or another. In addition, it will lead to a multitude of stories about governments considering and then adopting Free Software for other purposes, the growth of markets for Linux and dual-boot computers, the beginnings of a software industry in a number of countries and its subsequent expansion, and lots more. That's even before we get to what jobs our graduating students can get, what businesses they can start, and what the social and political effects of an educated population turn out to be. Enjoy. > Regards, > > Tomeu > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams fivethirtyeight.com, 3bluedudes.com Obama still ahead in EC! http://www.obamapedia.org/ Join us! http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
