Comments on: One Window Per Child http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/ at the intersection of technology, philosophy, and politics (and some other things). Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jeremy clarke http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-6037 jeremy clarke Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:46:13 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-6037 Yeah, this is actually probably a good thing. A friend of mine bought an XO with the buy two get one deal and I have to say, Sugar is a reeking, moronic piece of shit. It crashes regularly and doesn't make any sense as far as I can tell. Maybe it's a good idea that I just can't conceive of (even as someone explains it to me) but I really think they went the wrong route. The hardware is groundbreaking, but having the software also be groundbreaking was an unnecessary risk and one that I can't help predicting will cause the downfall of XO, especially when Asus has such a sweet hit with the eeepc with it's WinXP-like linux distro. Why can't the XO use somethign like that? Why not Xubuntu or something? Running windows on it is just as stupid of course, but I very much believe that they are desperate to fix the biggest problem with the XO, Sugar. Yeah, this is actually probably a good thing. A friend of mine bought an XO with the buy two get one deal and I have to say, Sugar is a reeking, moronic piece of shit. It crashes regularly and doesn’t make any sense as far as I can tell.

Maybe it’s a good idea that I just can’t conceive of (even as someone explains it to me) but I really think they went the wrong route. The hardware is groundbreaking, but having the software also be groundbreaking was an unnecessary risk and one that I can’t help predicting will cause the downfall of XO, especially when Asus has such a sweet hit with the eeepc with it’s WinXP-like linux distro. Why can’t the XO use somethign like that? Why not Xubuntu or something?

Running windows on it is just as stupid of course, but I very much believe that they are desperate to fix the biggest problem with the XO, Sugar.

]]> By: Hugh http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5840 Hugh Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:11:26 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5840 What do you think the chances are that schools will get the choice? whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, i don't know. but i'll bet you $50 "choice" won't be one of the things on offer, one way or another. that's not the way projects like this work. What do you think the chances are that schools will get the choice?

whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, i don’t know. but i’ll bet you $50 “choice” won’t be one of the things on offer, one way or another. that’s not the way projects like this work.

]]> By: Steven Mansour http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5836 Steven Mansour Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:51:56 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5836 Who cares? If users / schools get the choice between Windows and the Sugar UI / Linux all the better. I'm sure if they announced "a Mac OS X operating system being fine-tuned on the XO" fanboys would be all over it. Who cares? If users / schools get the choice between Windows and the Sugar UI / Linux all the better.

I’m sure if they announced “a Mac OS X operating system being fine-tuned on the XO” fanboys would be all over it.

]]> By: Hugh http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5835 Hugh Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:27:17 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5835 I'm told these are just rumours...who knows. I’m told these are just rumours…who knows.

]]> By: Kara http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5834 Kara Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:58:37 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/17/one-window-per-child/#comment-5834 Uh. WHAT? Vomit. Weep. Well, that's that. End of a dream. Sigh. Uh. WHAT? Vomit. Weep. Well, that’s that. End of a dream. Sigh.

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