Comments on: Peru: Just Say No! to the OLPC http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:16:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tfunk http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1145671 Tfunk Mon, 21 May 2007 15:03:47 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1145671 Uruguay already started distributing their computers... The reason why governements are required to buy so many units up front is to reduce the risk of blackmarkets and thefts by making them so common that there would be no value/incentive to steal and resell. While i understand the need to prod politicians pork projects, these self-designated reporters could have found all their answers online. There are whole online communities devoted to making the case for OLPC. Its all very thought out, and has committees dedicated to overcoming the obvious threats of its success. Disapointing to see these crusaders of justice not use their enery more positively for their country. Uruguay already started distributing their computers…
The reason why governements are required to buy so many units up front is to reduce the risk of blackmarkets and thefts by making them so common that there would be no value/incentive to steal and resell. While i understand the need to prod politicians pork projects, these self-designated reporters could have found all their answers online. There are whole online communities devoted to making the case for OLPC. Its all very thought out, and has committees dedicated to overcoming the obvious threats of its success. Disapointing to see these crusaders of justice not use their enery more positively for their country.

]]> By: Martin Auqui http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1143369 Martin Auqui Mon, 21 May 2007 05:21:57 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1143369 oh... and Max Ugaz is a close friend of Jose Soriano... the one who attributed himself the creation of more 500 internet cafes in Peru and Yuri Rojas, the one that has try to join all the peruvian Internet cafes for his own economical benefit... Just for the records. You will see this 2 names "related" to the "US$100 computer" affair very soon... no doubt. oh… and Max Ugaz is a close friend of Jose Soriano… the one who attributed himself the creation of more 500 internet cafes in Peru and Yuri Rojas, the one that has try to join all the peruvian Internet cafes for his own economical benefit… Just for the records. You will see this 2 names “related” to the “US$100 computer” affair very soon… no doubt.

]]> By: Martin Auqui http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1143318 Martin Auqui Mon, 21 May 2007 05:01:51 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1143318 Max Ugaz comes from the private sector and he is looking to do a good business. But the minister Mr. Chang must remenber that he is not intendede business with their employee. Yes, Minister Garrido is involved in the process and he has been previously indicted with the case of a friend that stay as Viceminister less than 48 hours and he put him again in the salary roll... and the friend was fired 48 hours later... then Minister Garrido hired national papernews to publish and reinforce his own image. He got free of jail because he offer (under the table) free publicity to some congressmen in every water system that Minister Garrido has to inaugurate.... The key on this game is the relationship between Garrido-Ugaz-Chang. None of them has a clean image: and President Garcia was help by Chang when he was without work: a whole institute was created to help the personal finance of Garcia (in wich he work as a Director)... so the circle is closer and closer... Martin Max Ugaz comes from the private sector and he is looking to do a good business. But the minister Mr. Chang must remenber that he is not intendede business with their employee. Yes, Minister Garrido is involved in the process and he has been previously indicted with the case of a friend that stay as Viceminister less than 48 hours and he put him again in the salary roll… and the friend was fired 48 hours later… then Minister Garrido hired national papernews to publish and reinforce his own image. He got free of jail because he offer (under the table) free publicity to some congressmen in every water system that Minister Garrido has to inaugurate….

The key on this game is the relationship between Garrido-Ugaz-Chang. None of them has a clean image: and President Garcia was help by Chang when he was without work: a whole institute was created to help the personal finance of Garcia (in wich he work as a Director)… so the circle is closer and closer…

Martin

]]> By: Freddy http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1143153 Freddy Mon, 21 May 2007 03:54:12 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1143153 I have just seen a special show of $100 OLPC in 60 minutes. They show the competence between Intel and Negroponte (AMD). Negroponte said he will not receive any dollar in this business. And the start price will be near $200 per laptop. Intel will loose market if his project succeeds. Negroponte don’t have any formal purchasing order to start production. Let’s give them time to see what their real interests are. I have just seen a special show of $100 OLPC in 60 minutes. They show the competence between Intel and Negroponte (AMD). Negroponte said he will not receive any dollar in this business. And the start price will be near $200 per laptop. Intel will loose market if his project succeeds. Negroponte don’t have any formal purchasing order to start production. Let’s give them time to see what their real interests are.

]]> By: Jose http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1141511 Jose Sun, 20 May 2007 19:15:05 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1141511 Let me add that Intal has just "donated" 200 laptops to the peruvian ministry of education for the use of children. Trying to bombard the OLPC project and making the government to start buying theirs 400 dollars laptops instead of buying the 100 dollars (and hugely more sofisticated) laptops from the OLPC project. Shame on you guys!!! Let me add that Intal has just “donated” 200 laptops to the peruvian ministry of education for the use of children. Trying to bombard the OLPC project and making the government to start buying theirs 400 dollars laptops instead of buying the 100 dollars (and hugely more sofisticated) laptops from the OLPC project. Shame on you guys!!!

]]> By: Cesar http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1141401 Cesar Sun, 20 May 2007 18:45:54 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1141401 Chile esta comprando laptops mucho mas caras con el mismo fin (repartir en colegios). Al inicio se unieron al proyecto OLPC pero los lobbies los convencieron de gastar 3 a 5 veces mas por laptop. No sera que esos mismos lobbies quieren torpedear el proyecto OLPC en Peru? Mas corruptos que los del gobierno son quienes quieren vender sus propias computadoras al gobierno y se valen de bloggers baratos para petardear desde varios lados al projecto. La iniciativa OLPC es mundial, la laptop se ha estado desarrollando durante ya varios anhos y ha firmado cartas de intencion de compra con muchos paises del tercer mundo. Chile esta comprando laptops mucho mas caras con el mismo fin (repartir en colegios). Al inicio se unieron al proyecto OLPC pero los lobbies los convencieron de gastar 3 a 5 veces mas por laptop. No sera que esos mismos lobbies quieren torpedear el proyecto OLPC en Peru?
Mas corruptos que los del gobierno son quienes quieren vender sus propias computadoras al gobierno y se valen de bloggers baratos para petardear desde varios lados al projecto. La iniciativa OLPC es mundial, la laptop se ha estado desarrollando durante ya varios anhos y ha firmado cartas de intencion de compra con muchos paises del tercer mundo.

]]> By: Wayan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1136388 Wayan Sat, 19 May 2007 13:22:43 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1136388 Eduardo Villanueva is also a contributor to OLPC News and his post around OLPC Peru has brought out several interesting arguments and revelations: http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/peru/olpc_peru_xo_mystery.html Eduardo Villanueva is also a contributor to OLPC News and his post around OLPC Peru has brought out several interesting arguments and revelations: http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/peru/olpc_peru_xo_mystery.html

]]> By: Charbax http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1134501 Charbax Sat, 19 May 2007 02:34:03 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/18/peru-just-say-no-to-the-olpc/#comment-1134501 Corruption of certain bloggers by Intel or Microsoft is also hard to prove.. could there be such? Seriously now, watch the latest videos about the OLPC project at http://olpc.tv Corruption of certain bloggers by Intel or Microsoft is also hard to prove.. could there be such?

Seriously now, watch the latest videos about the OLPC project at http://olpc.tv

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