[geeks] OLPCs for sale...

[Dan Sikorski]

Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Dan Sikorski wrote:
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>> So, in that case do you think it's best to leave them alone and not  
>> try
>> to help at all?
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> You are begging the question by assuming that not building OLPC you  
> will do nothing at all.
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> I think he's just saying that since it largely doesn't help, the money  
> could be better spent elsewhere.
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That's exactly what I'm saying.  I don't think that the people doing the 
"buy one, give one" would otherwise give their $400 to a charity to 
provide more basic needs for the people that are getting the laptops, I 
think they would spend it on some other gadget.

    -Dan Sikorski