Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Charles Kane, OLPC's CFO, has been selected to become OLPC's CEO. He echoes the Negroponte refrain that the priority is to get laptops into kids' hands. This, though, is the subject of some bitter recriminations. Vota writes, "The time, effort, energy, and passion of an entire global network of FOSS experts and supporters who have coded and promoted thousands of hours for OLPC, are actually a hindrance to success." Related: Who actually needs Windows on the OLPC - the children? Or government administrators?

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