OLPC talk:What we mean by free and open

Some arguements regarding open source, globalization, and risk

1. Open source lets you invest in people, not software;
2. Open source is most impactful when it is developed on a global scale;
3. An open-source model espouses feedback
4. As per the above, open source is low risk, as it readily couples a broad and diverse development community with mechanisms for continuous course correction