Re: [olpc-software] $100 laptop and Microsoft Windows CE operating system

["Tom M" <letterrip gmail com>]

Kevin,

> A second OS for the $100 laptop? WTF?
>
> Given a goal of the OLPC is open source I wonder what's going on
> here. If they changed their mind now and switched to Win CE you'd see
> the external software effort support drop to epsilon (though Squeak
> would still be there with no porting effort :-).
>

I've no insider knowledge, but from what I've read - OLPC will be a
free reference hardware design, anyone will be allowed to manufacture
it, and any software will be allowed to be ported to it (at least if
i've understood what I've read :) ).   However my understanding is
OLPC project will only manufacture and distributed the linux reference
version.

Tom M.
LetterRip