ron minnich wrote:
On 5/3/07, Richard Smith smithbone@gmail.com wrote:
Bari Ari wrote:
C vs Forth.
Does anyone know if this was the main reason for the switch from LinuxBIOS to OFW? What were the other issues involved and why did OFW seem to be a better fit for OLPC? Were there any other politics
involved
(logic vs feelings, corporate, personal agendas or governmental influences, etc.)?
Yes. I know all the gory details. I'll write up something later on discussing it.
I'd rather it not be posted to this list. It's just too much flame bait. We can start a private discussion, I suppose.
The folks who made the call had their own reasons for making that decision. We should respect their judgement.
I agree. Being a CEO of a high tech firm, I am interested from the sociological and business administration perspectives on this. I don't mean to bring kindling to an area ripe for a flame war. I'm partial to 1's and 0's myself. I just wish to compare notes.
We were working on a project similar to OLPC last year. Sub $100 Linux PC's for nations developing their digital voice, video and data networks. Computex Taipei is supposedly focusing on that sector of the PC market this year. http://www.computextaipei.com.tw/overview/general_en.shtml
-Bari