guys, do read the conversation for an in depth idea.. i wont be summarizing today.. too exhausted.. we seem to be in better shape at a lot of arenas.. more specifically due to NPIX.. thing is it is waayy easier to mirror one central server on NPIX than maintain at diff univs.. and mirror those at night..
On 6/9/07, Prasanna Gautam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think touch screen is better for public places.. still we need to > implement in places like universities.. like KU as is... like keyboards, > mouse tend to collect dust too soon.. lets see.. wont be a lot of problem > for colleges.. lets focus on showing that this thing works.. !! we'll get to > the point for sure.. > > On 6/9/07, Ankur Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sounds great! It would be like a intl. collaboration. btw, I think > > touchscreen could be a tradeoff in term of cost and usability, we should go > > for one only if we could (or our donor) afford it. Even without touchscreen, > > we need a robust input device, and I don't think normal keyboard will do in > > public places, we have to get robust one, I also liked the idea of > > touchscreen overlay which has much less cost. and I also feel that there > > should be as less external part as possible (for eg. using slot-loading > > drives instead of tray in tray out which adds about $30 more). If we could > > get one we can start from old ATM box, or Game station box. Otherwise we can > > easily give the design to mechanical workshops (at balaju, lokanthali or any > > college like IOE, but i think last option is cool.). What I say again is > > lets discuss on following agenda in upcoming meeting (whenever it is). > > 1) Design, location and specification > > 2) Team division (H/W, S/W, fund raising etc) > > 3) Time line and constrains > > so that we could kick start our work right then. > > what I think is HLCIT, COSL, bellanet, KU (or other college), MPP could > > be our potential donor. and I think targeting completion date before SFD > > would be great. > > (at last I have a question:: How much time should the machine take to > > burn a DVD, or CD) > > > > On 6/9/07, Bibek Paudel < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Although I don't have much idea about the making of one (though I have > > > > > > read the resources available at http://www.freedomtoaster.org/), I am > > > very enthusiastic about Freedom Toasters and I do agree with > > > nepbabu.cx that it is a must do for every fossians. > > > > > > I read some concerns regarding the touchscreen in the discussion. > > > Well, we could manage without one, but if touchscreen is required, we > > > have some Nepalese people who have learned and gained some experience > > > in building and implementing touchscreen based devices in India (like > > > a network switch, a new device in India, and others). They are my > > > friends and I will consult with them before writing more, if you > > > people feel the need. > > > > > > We have a Linux Users' Group in our college. In this year's goals for > > > the group, we have thought of installing a freedom toaster for people > > > outside the university so that the Users' Group could help spread the > > > cause of freedom even outside the university. It would be great if we > > > could collaborate. After all, the success would mean another > > > meaningful step towards freedom. > > > It would also mean the first ever freedom toasters in asia being > > > located in Nepal and India with Nepalese Fossians being involved in > > > both of them ! > > > > > > Would love to hear from you all. > > > > > > On Jun 9, 9:52 pm, "nepbabu" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 09:56:47PM +0545, Abhishek Singh wrote: > > > > > I'm in too. I'm quite interested in this project and our > > > department is very > > > > > optimistic too. > > > > > > > > > On 6/9/07, Ankur Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > have you seen its implementation on seneca college, I wikied it > > > and found > > > > > > a lot of info, even cost estimations, you can check it too, btw, > > > I was also > > > > > > checking cost for various part at tigerdirect.com , but seems > > > like cost > > > > > > could be finalized later after specs. is checked out. and one > > > info is, abt. > > > > > > 17" touchscreen LCD costs about $750. I am also looking at > > > proposal they > > > > > > (seneca guys) prepared to get funding. so lets decide the design > > > first and > > > > > > start costing , team division and proposal preparation later. I > > > think this > > > > > > friday meet should focus on the design goal setting. > > > > > > > > But I think Himali dai is just saying according to the original > > > > specificaiton @ freedomtoaster.org . It's whatever fossians can get > > > > (i.e., any commodity hardware). It doesn't have to be expensive > > > stuff. > > > > IMHO if you ask me, even a simple keyboard, VGA monitor and a mouse > > > will > > > > do for now for input from user. I don't think it has to be very hifi > > > atm. > > > > > > > > Just .02 cents. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/9/07, Prasanna Gautam <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah.. just came back.. had some progress today.. will post > > > some info > > > > > > > here... (after editing...) learnt a lot on how it's being > > > implemented at > > > > > > > South Africa. > > > > > > > > Looks interesting. The channel is #freedomtoaster on > > > irc.freenode.org > > > > FYI. > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/9/07, Manish Regmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > this project sounds interesting... > > > > > > > > i am in... > > > > > > > > i'll do whatever i can... > > > > > > > > Thanks again dai. And so the thanks to all fossians, KU and MPP. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://manish-cs.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > If only you allowed anonymous comment on your blog. :) > > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
