> == 2 of 2 == > Date: Sun, May 4 2008 3:00 am > From: sarose > > > Hi Bryan, > > I do solemnly swear that I am a FOSS and OLPC (with sugar ) supporter > but i could not defend myself to be critics. > > Sugar needs (some) drastic change(s) both in interface and underlying > development technologies. There are several factors makes OLPC a 2nd > choice possibly in future against its aggressive competitor. >
Sugar needs a lot of work. It is a very immature UI and everyone involved w/ it recognizes that. It is buggy and waaaay too slow. Also, Sugar shines the most in a group setting because it integrates social features more than any other window manager out there. You can't see its full benefits until you're in a group of people using XO's, or E-Paatis as the kids call them. > The pilot project has just started. We appreciate your effort. Your > team has done excellent job. But unfortunately the sign of division is > clearly visible, possibly could jeopardize the Sugar though whatever > head honcho reiterates. OLPC is only a subset of the broader movement of using ICT in education. OLE Nepal is working on ICT and FOSS in education. We are associated w/ OLPC in the sense that we think they currently have the best hardware and software solution for kids. We also shared OLPC's original goal (and possibly discarded) goal of constructionist education, or learning by doing. Chaos at OLPC can't stop the broader trend of using ICT in education. Also, we think the XO laptop is currently the best laptop for use by kids. But very soon there may be other laptops or hardware solutions that better meet the needs of kids. Our commitment is to kids and education, not any particular hardware manufacturer. > Donot take it personally but Sugar needs serious review. I'm really > sorry. This is a key factor for success story. The internals machine > architecture is great. They are superb. > I don't take it personally. The Sugar team and Walter Bender believe that Sugar needs serious review and they are working on it. Esp. the datastore, because the current datastore totally sucks. > But, When its come about success. The interface matters. > It reminds me conversation between Seymour Cray and Steve Jobs. > > "When told that Steve Jobs bought a CRAY to help design the next > Apple, Seymour Cray said, 'Funny, I am using an Apple to simulate the > CRAY-3.' > > Anyway, The pilot project will be the answer for all confusion > surrounds on this interface (not machine) > > The kids are the answer, we are mere spectator. Sarose, you are correct. We can speculate all day what is best for kids but really they will show us what best works for them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
