I appreciate your comments, and am grateful that you shared with us your communication with Mr. Negroponte.

With so many billions to educate, I hope there’s room under the “cheap internet appliance for global education” tent for all of the players.

Thanks for looking in, and taking the trouble to enhance the discourse.

–MUDGE

Thank you for keeping up with this important project and making it known.
I believe the mission would be greatly helped (financially/launch-wise) if Intel weren’t trying to get in on what it sees as “the billion person market” by undercutting the efforts of Mr. Negroponte. Here is a letter I wrote him after reading the Leslie Stahl 60 Minutes interview:

Mr. Negroponte,
I applaud you, and thank you, and pray for you and the success of your mission!–which is to make a more viable and vibrant life possible for every child.
If Mr. Craig Barrett of Intel were serious about helping you instead of undercutting you and trying to horn in on what he really sees as “market share” ultimately, he would be contacting you, discussing WITH you, and making proposals/brainstorming possibilities WITH you–instead of making supposedly objective soundbite points. Let’s hope he changes his mind and does the former!
Please think of yourself and make sure you are staying healthy. [He travels 330 days per year, promoting the project.] You need to stay strong and be well for the long haul, enjoy your one life, too,and don’t cheat on your physical check-ups.
Please never give up. Though it may not all happen as we (man) plans, I believe God will bless your mission, make it more and more viable, and fulfil your Dream.
Godspeed!

Rev. J. Roland Cole jrolandcole@hotmail.com