OLPC downsizing

The OLPC organization will be laying off half of its staff and ending its involvement in Sugar development, core of the OLPC Environment. I don’t know what this mean in regard of software developments for the version 2. From the announce:

This restructuring is also the result of an exciting new direction for OLPC. Our technology initiatives will focus on:

1. Development of Generation 2.0
2. A no-cost connectivity program
3. A million digital books
4. Passing on the development of the Sugar Operating System to the community.

via slashdot and zdnet