Comments on: intel vs $100 Laptop

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By: Hugh

Hugh — Tue, 29 May 2007 00:47:41 +0000

ah… yes … i see. Tho I don’t know if that is the case. I know very little about the project.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:46:50 +0000

Agreed. My point was that comparing your own actions with LibriVox with those of Negroponte with OLPC, there seems to be a difference in terms of “leadership,” if you will.
The comparison is interesting. LV is a true grassroots movement in that users are involved at every step of the process. OLPC is much more of a “cathedral project” in that the structure is top-down, with boards and committees (made of Europeans and North Americans) selling solutions to foreign government agencies without significant input from the potential users.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:10:42 +0000

the point is not so much about the objectives, or even the methods of implementing the objectives, but the need to be able to receive, and reflect on, and reply to criticism … even if you continue on the same path as before, if you do that, then you have a better understanding of WHY you are on the path you are on.

if you just say: “we’re doing something good so criticism is stupid…” well, that’s pretty…. stupid.

especially given the huge impact (positive, negative, transformative, or even wasted) that the OLPC is likely to have.

maybe *some* criticism *is* stupid, but not because OLPC has pure intentions (wolfowitz might have had pure intentions too, but he would have done well to listen to, and respond to criticism).

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:51:08 +0000

Well, see, what you did with LibriVox is really different. It’s getting people involved. Helping people achieve something they want to achieve without imposing your own personal vision.
Many people are worried about the potential effects of the OLPC project. Action is important. But I just hope the voices of potential users aren’t drowned in the mix.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:17:45 +0000

that is a really weird, and scary comment. my experience, with, say, librivox, is that it's important to get, understand, and address criticism, that way you get more and more sure of what you are doing.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:55:32 +0000

May it help people apply critical thinking to all of these projects.
http://enkerli.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/laptops-and-leapfrog/
Personally, I’m worried by the fact that, as an academic, Negroponte would adopt quite condescending an attitude toward critical examinations of his own project.
http://www.olpctalks.com/nicholas_negroponte/negroponte_ted_speech.html

people really donâ€™t want to criticize this because it is a humanitarian effort, it is a non-profit effort and to criticize it is a little bit stupid actually.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:44:14 +0000

cool…

By: Mark Rosner

Mark Rosner — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:37:22 +0000

I posted some commentary on the $100 laptop over at my blog. Feel free to take a look!

http://www.capitalai.com/blog/2007/05/21/the-power-of-great-business-ideas/

By: capitalAI | The Power of Great Business Ideas

capitalAI | The Power of Great Business Ideas — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:04:51 +0000

[…] his war of words with his $100 laptop. Intel originally disliked the idea, yet has recently jumped on the bandwagon with a $100 entry of its own. This wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Michael Negroponte chose to use AMD […]