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All nice, except for the meaningless "Microsoft sh...
Anonymous · 2008-05-17T15:57:00
All nice, except for the meaningless "Microsoft shill" accusation. Is this Slashdot? If you have info about the MS stock Negroponte owns, publish it.
Besides, what does it matter? Do you really think that he would start the project using open source software in a master plan to turn it to MS afterwards?
@adriano: It's not an accusation, it's essentially...
Steve · 2008-05-17T20:45:00
@adriano: It's not an accusation, it's essentially a groundless slur: I have never met Nicholas Negroponte, have only passing familiarity with his work and none with his investments. Appearances are not reality, and even if Negroponte owned lots of stock in Microsoft it needn't necessarily affect his judgment of what's good for OLPC. So you are right.
But it's a real shame that project has seen the large exodus of core personnel it has lately. I suspect this will decrease the company's chances of success, not enhance them.
The goals appear to be flexible, and somewhat vague. Is it *really* now about just getting hardware to people, and having them run Microsoft products? I had hoped it would be so much more, as did (and do) many others from the open source world.
History alone will tell us how much Negroponte and Machiavelli had in common.
@adriano, and @everyone else too ...Forgot: hell, ...
Steve · 2008-05-20T04:13:00
@adriano, and @everyone else too ...
Forgot: hell, no this is not /.
Thanks for pointing out how it seemed like I was attacking the person not his actions. I try not to be a politician, since none of them have jobs I would willingly do.
All nice, except for the meaningless "Microsoft sh...
Anonymous · 2008-05-17T15:57:00
All nice, except for the meaningless "Microsoft shill" accusation. Is this Slashdot? If you have info about the MS stock Negroponte owns, publish it.Besides, what does it matter? Do you really think that he would start the project using open source software in a master plan to turn it to MS afterwards?
@adriano: It's not an accusation, it's essentially...
Steve · 2008-05-17T20:45:00
@adriano: It's not an accusation, it's essentially a groundless slur: I have never met Nicholas Negroponte, have only passing familiarity with his work and none with his investments. Appearances are not reality, and even if Negroponte owned lots of stock in Microsoft it needn't necessarily affect his judgment of what's good for OLPC. So you are right.But it's a real shame that project has seen the large exodus of core personnel it has lately. I suspect this will decrease the company's chances of success, not enhance them.
The goals appear to be flexible, and somewhat vague. Is it *really* now about just getting hardware to people, and having them run Microsoft products? I had hoped it would be so much more, as did (and do) many others from the open source world.
History alone will tell us how much Negroponte and Machiavelli had in common.
@adriano, and @everyone else too ...Forgot: hell, ...
Steve · 2008-05-20T04:13:00
@adriano, and @everyone else too ...Forgot: hell, no this is not /.
Thanks for pointing out how it seemed like I was attacking the person not his actions. I try not to be a politician, since none of them have jobs I would willingly do.
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