[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] FSF attitude to xo and sugar

[Paul Fox]

bill wrote:
 > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Bastien <bastienguerry at googlemail.com>wrote:
 > 
 > > After a discussion with the FSF, they agreed the picture was not really
 > > appropriate and that the text should clearly distinguish OLPC from Sugar.

i'm confused.  it's okay to smear olpc, but not sugar??

 > >
 > > They will make an update - stay tuned.
 > 
 > the picture is gone but the words are still there:
 > 
 > > As a result, it is expected that the main effect of the OLPC project -- if
 > > it succeeds -- will be to turn millions of children into Microsoft
 > > dependents. That is a negative effect, to the point where the world would be
 > > better off if the OLPC project had never existed
 > 
 > still over zealous, purist and FUD

indeed.

paul
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 paul fox, pgf at laptop.org