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Subject: [Olpc-open] give it time
From: Harry Myhre <lambretta.sx200 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-11-20 3:11:45
Message-ID: 5B37F23A-B8FD-4387-9EDA-78C89BEB8D95 () gmail ! com
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re: "give it time"
one thing i would not wish for OLPC is feature creep.
I kind of hope it always stays slim, trim, and easy to use.
Harry Myhre
lambretta.sx200@gmail.com
On Nov 19, 2007, at 5:15 PM, olpc-open-request@lists.laptop.org wrote:
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:21:59 -0500
> From: Timothy Falconer <timothy@immuexa.com>
> Subject: [Olpc-open] tabula rasa
> To: olpc-open@lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID: <DE938CD1-FA1D-497D-B881-DE7644737063@immuexa.com>
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> Hi all,
>
> Just wrote up a series of "keep in mind" comments for our XO effort.
> These are aimed at tech people using XOs for the first time. Thought
> they might be generally helpful too:
>
>
> 1. TABULA RASA ... this machine is a clean slate!
>
> 2. Trust OLPC ... many smart people made choices for reasons we may
> not understand yet.
>
> 3. This is *not* Windows or Mac .... losing "bloatware" means losing
> other things too ... give it time.
>
> 4. Most XO users will have never used a computer before ... they'll
> have a very different experience than us. OLPC is focused on them,
> not us.
>
> 5. This machine is made for all countries and all languages. Many
> Western biases will be missing, which may be confusing at first.
>
> 6. It's a freaking $200 laptop. Lower your expectations regarding
> performance, etc. It's low-power, low-cost. Adjust your brain
> accordingly.
>
>
>
> Timothy Falconer
> http://waveplace.com
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <div>re: "give it time"</div><div><br \
class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>one thing i would not wish for OLPC is \
feature creep.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I kind of \
hope it always stays slim, trim, and easy to use.</div><div><br \
class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Harry Myhre</div><div><div><a \
href="mailto:lambretta.sx200@gmail.com">lambretta.sx200@gmail.com</a></div></div><br><div><div>On \
Nov 19, 2007, at 5:15 PM, <a \
href="mailto:olpc-open-request@lists.laptop.org">olpc-open-request@lists.laptop.org</a> \
wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p \
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: \
12.0px Helvetica">Message: 5</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Date: Mon, 19 \
Nov 2007 13:21:59 -0500</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font \
face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">From: Timothy Falconer \
<<a href="mailto:timothy@immuexa.com">timothy@immuexa.com</a>></font></p> <p \
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: \
12.0px Helvetica">Subject: [Olpc-open] tabula rasa</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px \
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">To: \
<a href="mailto:olpc-open@lists.laptop.org">olpc-open@lists.laptop.org</a></font></p> \
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" \
style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Message-ID: <<a \
href="mailto:DE938CD1-FA1D-497D-B881-DE7644737063@immuexa.com">DE938CD1-FA1D-497D-B881-DE7644737063@immuexa.com</a>></font></p> \
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" \
style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; \
format=flowed</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px \
Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Hi \
all,</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; \
min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font \
face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Just wrote up a series of \
"keep in mind" comments for our XO effort.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> \
</span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" \
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">These are aimed at tech people using XOs for \
the first time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thought <span \
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">they might be \
generally helpful too:</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: \
12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px \
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">1. \
TABULA RASA ... this machine is a clean slate!</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px \
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p \
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: \
12.0px Helvetica">2. Trust OLPC ... many smart people made choices for reasons we may \
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">not \
understand yet.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px \
Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">3. This is \
*not* Windows or Mac .... losing "bloatware" means losing <span \
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">other things \
too ... give it time.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: \
12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">4. Most XO \
users will have never used a computer before ... they'll <span \
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">have a very \
different experience than us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OLPC is \
focused on them, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p \
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: \
12.0px Helvetica">not us.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: \
12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">5. This machine \
is made for all countries and all languages.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> \
</span>Many <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: \
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px \
Helvetica">Western biases will be missing, which may be confusing at \
first.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; \
min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font \
face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">6. It's a freaking $200 \
laptop.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lower your expectations regarding \
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px \
Helvetica">performance, etc. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It's \
low-power, low-cost.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Adjust your brain \
<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px \
Helvetica">accordingly.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: \
12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
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0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> <p \
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: \
12.0px Helvetica">Timothy Falconer</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px \
0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a \
href="http://waveplace.com">http://waveplace.com</a></font></p> \
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