[IAEP] Microsoft

[Jim Gettys]

We already have the technology in place to automatically update the
firmware as part of updating the laptop.  We certainly don't what the
support headaches of having to support multiple versions.
                          - Jim


On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 18:34 -0400, info at olpc-peru.info wrote:
> Nick Negroponte has said :
> 
> "Open Firmware V2, the free and open source BIOS, is now capable of
> running Linux, Microsoft Windows XP and other operating systems, and was
> developed by Firmworks with support from OLPC. This will enable dual
> boot of OLPC XO laptops with Microsoft Windows XP in addition to the
> existing Fedora-based system and will become the standard
> BIOS/bootloader for all XO systems when completed. With this "free
> BIOS," the XO-1 continues to be the most open laptop hardware currently
> available."
> 
> This is totally different that we have been informed, the V2 version of the
> BIOS is able to run a double boot.  Huge difference!!!
> 
> Good or bad? Everyone has its own answer.  Now the XOs are a more
> "general" tool, a broader range of happenings we will see.
> 
> So... all the new 200,000 XOs that will come to Peru will come with this
> new V2 Bios.  and the first 45,000 will be updated?  Or we have to
> deal with a mixed enviroment? (no problem... just asking...)
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Javier Rodriguez
> Lima, Peru
> 
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Jim Gettys <jg at laptop.org>
One Laptop Per Child