From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net)
Date: Wed Nov 16 2005 - 04:44:26 PST
On Nov 15, 2005, at 4:33 AM, Jon Glass wrote:
>
> On Nov 15, 2005, at 2:35 AM, Brian wrote:
>
>> Have a look at this article!
>>
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=3D3D1370
>>
>
> I won't succeed--they are still following the holy grail of open=3D20
> source. That will kill it right away. Besides that, it's a bit too=3D20=
> utopian....
> You hardened sceptic you. Just watch. They will succeed.
That's just it.... I'm _not_ a hardened sceptic. I've seen how the OSS
community works, and I don't think it will fly. Yes, there is good,
solid-working OS software, but none of the OSs are something I would give=
a
kid, and expect him to be able to use out of the box! Beyond that, the OS=
community just doesn't have it "together" to make a cohesive, integrated =
box
that will work for kids. I mean, my kids are pretty savvy with computers,=
but
give them something with Red Hat on it, and they won't touch it. They wan=
t it
familiar. =
Since it's another top-down push at forcing things on people, and since i=
t's
coming through the schools, it will be centrally controlled, and most lik=
ely
won't work. And by work, I mean people actually _using_ these things. Oh,=
sure, I bet people spend tons of money on buying these things, and gettin=
g
them out there, but I doubt they will be used anywhere near enough to act=
ually
make it worth the time and effort. Beyond that, I sense that this whole
initiative is ideologically driven, not market driven. Guess what happens=
when
people try that? (hint, it begins with "f", and ends in "ailure".) :-)
-Jon
(who hates sending email via webmail) =
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