[NetBehaviour] Negroponte vs. the Open-Source Fundamentalists.

[rob at robmyers.org]

Quoting marc garrett <marc.garrett at furtherfield.org>:

> "But having looked at both sides, I think what it essentially boils down
> to is that geeks really, really don't like Microsoft."

What it essentially boils down to is that Microsoft really, really  
don't like Linux and have therefore moved heaven and earth in order to  
block OLPC sales and adoption.

Linux was chosen because it reduced costs and allowed more  
flexibility. This was the correct *business* decision for OLPC.  
Removing Linux and replacing it with Windows in order to capitulate to  
Microsoft and stop their sabotage will make the X-O costlier (XP  
requires additional hardware and a non-free software licence) and less  
flexible.

- Rob.