New article at OLPCnews.com

I just published an article that I co-authored with the one and only Bernardo Innocenti about why putting Windows XO XP on the OLPC XO laptop isn't a good idea. We touch upon topics such as translation, localization, long-term support, collaboration and power-management.

We conclude:

"In our opinion an open-source operating system on the XO offers a vast array of advantages compared to any proprietary solution. Some of these advantages might not be so visible at the moment but in the long run they're going to make a huge difference."

Will be interesting to see what kind of comments people leave below that story...

On a related note, I'm already in the brainstorming phase for my next comment for OLPCnews.com and hope to have it finished by the end of the week.

OLPC presence at the ACP-EU meeting in Ljubljana

I spent the beginning of the week in Ljubljana, Slovenia to attend the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and to help out at the OLPC table there. The interest in OLPC from ACP representatives was overwhelming and we had many great discussions. The whole trip happened on very short notice and it was probably one of the most fun, intense and insane things that I've experienced in a long time. :-)

Below you can find a photo with (from-left-to-right) Walter, me, Giulia and Simon that was taken and kindly uploaded by the amazing Bernardo Innocenti.