Hi everyone, Just to make it clear, I still support the OLPC project, and thought the Times of India article, though short, made some valuable comments. I do not necessarily agree with them nor am I qualified to judge them (I am not a doctor or expert on the health effects of computers). What is important to me, though, is it's providing a new point in a debate that we've been having here, as well as in other places. With regards to Heshan Sun, I agree that a project focusing on providing health supplies, nutritious food, or similar necessities to every child would be important. And to let you know, I have actually spent time working in rural India and rural Africa, and like to think I'm not ignorant. I said that developed countries lack the foresight in some cases, not that developing countries do. I will not get into a debate on development theory here, but I believe my organization should be defended. There are different stages of development, and to say that all we should do is provide people with nutritious food is to ignore the complexities of development and the needs of society as a whole. This is why there are eight Millennium Development Goals, and not one. Technology can be a beneficial tool throughout the process of achieving the MDGs or promoting development in general. Through the use of open source software to develop free newspapers (which is what Five Minutes to Midnight does), one can obviously promote literacy, not to mention many indirect benefits. Furthermore, to say that "development" focuses solely on "poor countries" is not necessarily correct. One comment we've heard on this list a few times is that Western (mis)perceptions towards developing nations can be a problem. Indeed, non-profits could take it upon themselves to educate interested Westerners about the intricacies of development, and how many "development solutions" can and do fail. This is what Five Minutes to Midnight does through the use of the internet and open source software, and we specifically target youth. We've done our homework and have found a niche, much like many other non-profits working in technology and development. Thank you, Wojciech Gryc -- Five Minutes to Midnight: Youth on human rights and current affairs http://www.fiveminutestomidnight.org/