Okay, it seems that I extrapolated my attempt to the current situation. ~9 months ago I have applied for a physical machine (or for a login to a physical machine) since the databook missed a lot of information regarding assembly instruction scheduling on the Geode. I was told to look up the information in the databook... (Hmmmm) After that I got a promise that there will be machines put to the net so programmers could login into them. Then I have got no reply if this happened or not. I have decided that I will not beg for a fscking machine. Now that I know it, will request one again when I will have some spare time to work on it. Thanks for the information!
ps: BTW I have run through email several tests and later a brave man set up a machine for me for a week. What I have learned is that the databook not only is missing a lot of information but misleading and sometimes plainly wrong. So the measurements I have started will never be finished. Tomeu Vizoso wrote: > I've been told that machines will be sent to the people that provide a > convincing description of what they want to work on. > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developer_program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO > > Thanks, > > Tomeu > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Walter Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I was perhaps under the mistaken impression that OLPC was dumping >> machines to developers like candy again after a hiatus due to a >> logistical snafu. Hmm. >> >> -walter >> >> 2008/4/29 NoiseEHC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >>> Actually it is a funny proposal since without real XO machines it is a >>> >> > little bit hard to profile programs and since it seems that it is quite >> > impossible nowadays to get a machine, they are out of luck. Exactly why >> > does not OLPC just dump machines to developers like candy? Even if only >> > 1% of people do something about performance, it could be more cost >> > effective than hiring 1 man for it (and the XO badly needs this work). >> > >> > BTW if you referring to this >> > http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-March/012033.html >> > or this >> > http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2006-September/000439.html >> > then these are not easy and fast things either. >> > >> > >> > >> > Walter Bender wrote: >> > > Any interest in the themes/topics Tomeu outlined in his email about >> > > Sugar performance? Lots of interesting things to explore that would be >> > > of real value to the project. >> > > >> > > -walter >> > > >> > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Patrick Jahenr >> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> > >> Hi there, >> > >> >> > >> We are a group of 15 collegians, studying 'Applied Computer Science' >> > >> at the University of Applied Sciences in Iserlohn (Germany) and we >> > >> are looking for a project for the OLPC within the scope of our >> subject >> > >> "Computer-Networks". Our professor (Prof. Martin Hühne) let us choose >> > >> our own topic, leading us directly to our first problem: What can >> > >> we do? >> > >> >> > >> We have to find a project fitting to this demand. We read the wiki >> > >> and realised, that most of our ideas we thought we could implement >> > >> are either finished software projects or simply not good enough to >> > >> keep on thinking about them, because they do not fit to the OLPC- >> > >> ideas. The wiki pages for Project ideas are nice, but you do not >> > >> know exactly whether there is already someone working on one of the >> > >> projects, or not. The Pages for Current Projects are quite nice too, >> > >> but there you do not know if the people working on it actually do >> > >> need help. >> > >> >> > >> That is why we post this little request to the readers of this >> mailing >> > >> list. >> > >> >> > >> We are looking for either a project we can take part on, or a not- >> > >> yet-implemented idea. It should not bee too big for us in order to >> > >> be finished within time; it should not be too small to have something >> > >> to do for 15 students. (Anyway, don't forget we need to sleep) >> > >> It would be nice, but not all necessary if the project could involve >> > >> some of the networking technologies of the XO, I mean, the subject >> > >> is "Computer-Networks" >> > >> >> > >> Furthermore, there is a time limit: We will have to end the project >> > >> until end of June, whereas there will be the same subject for another >> > >> group of students after our free period, which will have the same, >> > >> or a similar task. Probably, they will go on, on our project, if >> > >> its not finished. >> > >> >> > >> Our Knowledge Base: >> > >> We have good basic knowledge in C/C++, Java, some basic knowledge >> > >> in scripting languages (Perl, PHP and bash) and some of us have good >> > >> knowledge of Linux. A further subject called "Software-Engineering" >> > >> came along with us for one and a half year. >> > >> We started reading and working in Python and GTK, and saw, we can >> > >> cope that. >> > >> >> > >> We are open for all your suggestions, you can email me directly if >> > >> you have a project we can take part on, but you could also just >> answer >> > >> here, if you have a good idea which of the project ideas we could >> > >> implement. >> > >> >> > >> Thank you in advance, >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Patrick >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> P.S. 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