[Its.an.education.project] The rest of the puzzle

[John Watlington]

On May 13, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Mikus Grinbergs wrote:

>> OLPC has done an excellent job on the XO hardware and software, but
>> has made it clear from the beginning that it will not work on the
>> other requirements for the project to succeed. The principal issues
>> are
>> * Internet access in remote villages
>> * Electricity in remote villages
> >   etc.
>
> I'm a believer in doing one job well, rather than attempting too  
> much for the available resources.  I __do not__ expect one project  
> to "solve the world's ills".
>
> My particular concern is:  The wider Sugar makes its mission, the  
> more opportunities there will be for single-issue persons to oppose  
> the whole project.
>
> If for instance "electricity in remote villages" MUST be addressed,  
> set up a separate organization (with a different name) for that  
> purpose.  Decouple the success (or failure) of *that* project from  
> the "educational" goals identified with Sugar.

Welcome to the "deployment problem"...

wad