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reminds me of an Esperanto fanatic
You know Esperanto? The logically designed spoken and written language that, if everyone would adopt it, would vastly improve literacy rates, worldwide communication, and understanding?

Unfortunately, the billions of people who populate this world already have languages which, while not as perfect as Esperanto, serve their needs well. They don't want to give up their languages for this idealized "perfection."

If they are more comfortable with the "imperfect" solution, and that makes the OLPC more likely to be adopted, then live with it. Here, "Esperanto" has had its chance, and if it doesn't cut it, then accept the possibility that its advantages may not have been as compelling as you think.
Posted by: hickum   Posted on: 05/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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reminds me of an Esperanto fanatic  hickum | 05/15/08
Utopian zealots are boring.  frgough | 05/16/08
OLPC developers will gone  cruggeld | 05/15/08
Well good riddance...  transposeIT | 05/16/08
Are you sure about that...?  Wolfie2K3 | 05/15/08
Asus has taken the lead  pjotr123 | 05/16/08
I not sure that is correct  GuidingLight | 05/16/08
RE: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted  ppyo | 05/16/08
RE: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted  nothingness | 05/16/08
RE: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted  sydpdx | 05/16/08
Your real beef is the ...  ShadeTree | 05/16/08
Try and focus on what the real mission was  linuxoverwindows | 05/16/08
No, here's the beef.  TripleII | 05/16/08
Oh, please.  ajole | 05/17/08
The mission hasn't changed.  ShadeTree | 05/16/08
No, it's pro MS folks attempting to rewriting history.  TripleII | 05/16/08
RE: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted  chrome_slinky@... | 05/16/08
How is adding a second choice diminished OLPC's effectiveness?  transposeIT | 05/16/08
Applause to the objectivity of M$oft's zealots  ppyo | 05/16/08
So...YOU Were the One Born THAT Minute!  Isocrates | 05/18/08
Children don't get to pick a lot of things  georgeou | 05/16/08
...zealots  Chris Blessing | 05/16/08
RE: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted  Chris Blessing | 05/16/08
Any chance educators might get back to deciding ..  ajole | 05/17/08
What are the Product Requirements?  Anytownjack | 05/20/08

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