Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 70.20.48.56]
on January 09, 2008 06:47 PM
The reinvented wheel GUI i.e. Sugar, is a perfect example of elitists figuring they know what is best for everyone, especially poor brown people. Having myself grown up poor, know that what all poor kids ever want is the same thing others have, even if it is older and used. Not, however, specially made children's welfare products that constantly remind them that they're viewed as sub human because of being on the dole. In this particular case, distributing the minimal OLPC hardware is a good base. I will also applaud some of the the innovative hardware related solutions, especially the display. But why the totally foreign GUI? It's not as if these OLPC's are meant to be used as appliances like the EEEPC's that augment other main systems which are home/office based. These are all the computer these children are likely to see or use for some time.
Based solely on that (dole) sentiment, you can bet that Windows XP upgrades will be wildly popular on this charity silicon. Which, as logic would follow, then show-cases a perceived defeat for the GNU/Linux interface in the preference realm. Why couldn't Negroponte et-al have just built a lightweight Windows clone for these OLPC's user interface instead of trying out some self superior elitist lab coaters tangential GUI wet dream? Sugar, ain't sweet!
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 70.20.48.56] on January 09, 2008 06:47 PMBased solely on that (dole) sentiment, you can bet that Windows XP upgrades will be wildly popular on this charity silicon. Which, as logic would follow, then show-cases a perceived defeat for the GNU/Linux interface in the preference realm. Why couldn't Negroponte et-al have just built a lightweight Windows clone for these OLPC's user interface instead of trying out some self superior elitist lab coaters tangential GUI wet dream? Sugar, ain't sweet!
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