Tag: olpc
We have taken every possibility into account
by schwim on Jun.24, 2009, under Software
Sugarlabs, a fork of the huge failure that was the OLPC released an OS intended for USB installation so every aging and decrepit computer can have the ability to run an operating system and educational software.
It seems that Sugarlabs brought along some of the huge resources of FAIL at OLPC. It’s the only way I can explain how they missed the most obvious fact of obsolete hardware; If a decrepit computer even has a USB port, chances are huge that it’s bios is not going to allow you to boot from it.
At least they forked the development. You know how I love that.
Let’s pour a 40 for our fallen FOSS homie.
by schwim on Apr.04, 2009, under Miscellaneous
Hey, remember when I told you about the Openmoko phone? The FOSS phone that was going to change the way carriers, providers and vendors treated the end user?
Well, you can now officially consider it another open source attempt that is being buried and forgotten. I know, shocker.
Who would have thought that an open source endeavor such as this would have failed, what with the incredible success rate that these types of efforts enjoy?
I would be blogging this from my linux OLPC laptop, but, well, you know.
