== Bernie's brain dump as of August 2009 ==
+
+=== Aug 29th: Lack of clarity from OLPC ===
+
+The Windows 7 Sins campaign web site ([[http://windows7sins.org]]) mentioned,
+as one of the seven sins, the pressure put by [[Microsoft]] on [[OLPC]] to
+switch to Windows. Many of my friends at OLPC and [[SugarLabs]] were offended by
+this association. There were also some factual mistakes, because, contrary
+to what [[NicholasNegroponte]] had announced to the press multiple times, so far
+only a tiny (unspecified) fraction of laptops shipped by OLPC were actually preloaded
+with Windows. According to internal OLPC sources, there are no plans for
+[[Windows7]]. Moreover, the announced [[XO2]] will be ARM based, which undermines
+Microsoft's ability to run any version of Windows except for the
+[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CE|CE family]] crapware.
+
+The FSF has now corrected the windows7sins web site, but we are left wondering
+what's actually going on between Microsoft and OLPC; why would Negroponte tell the
+press that OLPC is shipping Windows when in fact it's not and when their roadmap
+would make that highly unlikely?
+
+This whole story smells like a huge pile of bullshit, but, so far, nobody has
+been able to provide a convincing and logical explanation for the inconsistency
+between Negroponte's press releases and actual actions. It would be really
+interesting to know, because this conduct is harmful to the public image of
+OLPC and an embarrassment for Sugar Labs too.
+
+=== Aug 27th: Windows 7 Sins protest ===
+
+Today I joined my new colleagues in a protest against Microsoft in
+[[BostonCommons]]. Throwing Windows 7 and Mac OS X boxes in a giant waste basket
+was a lot of fun.
+
=== Aug 20th: Back to Boston ===
Today I jumped on a plane from Pisa to Boston through London (where I met DavidWoodhouse for a quick lunch).
-I'll be staying at the [[Acetarium]] with [[Mako]] and [[Mika]] for the next ~5 months.
-During this time, I'll do an internship at the [[FreeSoftwareFoundation]], take courses
-at the [[HarvardExtensionSchool]], and of course work on [[SugarLabs]]' infrastructure,
-community and governance.
+I'll be staying at the [[Acetarium]], where the rent includes a nice bike, japanese food,
+and a lot of good company. Over the next 6 months, I'll do an internship at the
+[[FreeSoftwareFoundation]], take courses at the [[HarvardExtensionSchool]], and of course
+work on [[SugarLabs]]' infrastructure, community and governance.
I don't really know how long I will hold before I'll need to see a good psychiatrist.
And I also have no health insurance here!
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