On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Caroline Meeks > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I think it would be cool to be able to give everyone SoaS USBs as Conference >> Swag at events where Sugar Labs is presenting. >> >> What do we need to do this? > >> 1. A SoaS image we are proud of. I think we are almost there. > > 1. Fix bugs.
Is there a place specifically for reporting SoaS bugs? > o There is no free space in rootfs (mounted on /). This makes it > difficult to do anything interesting. I can't install software or save > work. I did say to allocate 128 MB free space when creating this > bootable USB key. Where is it? > > o The Journal is constantly nattering that it is full. It puts wrong > dates on entries, and then loses them (I suppose because it can't > write them anywhere). It usually fails to appear on the frame. > > o Activities crash or fail to start, seemingly at random. (Maybe they > can't find the Journal, either?) > > o The cursor keys don't work in Browse or Terminal. > > o Ubuntu grabs Alt-Tabs, so I can't switch activities conveniently. > Well, I can use the frame. > > o When I exited Sugar and rebooted from the stick, Gnome barely > loaded, and was unusable. When I rebooted again, it failed to get past > a command line. And once more: No buffer space. Failed to get to the command line. > 2. Write a short document on how to use it. These are some more things > that took me too long to discover, or that I have not yet discovered. > Apparently the new features are documented in the release notes, but > not in the form a beginner is looking for. > > o Where is Sugar?! Applications/Other/Sugar Emulator. Put it on the toolbar. > > o How do I enable repositories? vi /etc/apt/sources.list, and > uncomment some lines, but it doesn't do me any good without filesystem > space. > > o How do I install xo-get, or indeed anything? ?? > > o Is there a way to load saved sessions from elsewhere, even if I > can't save anything on the stick? > > >> 2. Lots of USB Sticks - Walter says he is making good progress on a donor. >> 3. A way to flash a hundred sticks in only an hour or two - Any ideas? > > I see services that will do this for you. > > 1G drives printed with your logo and preloaded with your data, $10.19 > http://www.stepthru.com.au/USBFlash.htm > > And here is an instance of the equipment, for making 21 copies at a time. > > http://www.aleratec.com/330104e.html > > ALERATEC 1:21 USB FLASH DRIVE COPY CRUISER USB FLASH DRIVE DUPLICATOR > - Part #330104 > Part # 330104 > Price $1,049.00 > > ALERATEC 1:21 USB FLASH DRIVE COPY CRUISER FACTORY RECONDITIONED - > PART # 330104E > Part # 330104E > Price $499.00 > > And some more. > > https://www.duplication.ca/shop/home.php?cat=61 > http://users.skynet.be/fa945585/NewFiles/usb tester.html > http://www.kingsaudio.co.uk/products/-vconsole-60-port-usb-flash-drive-duplicator/377/ > http://www.cddimensions.com/products.asp?dept=208 > >> Do other people think this is a useful thing to aim for in January? >> >> What activities make the best impression and should be on the Stick? > > Depends on the audience, and on whether we provide tutorials and > explain how the Activities can be used in the classroom. > > o xo-get > o TurteArt (sic) with examples. So much math! So much programming, > and no syntax errors! > o Terminal Gotta have the command line. > o eToys Where it all began. > o Pippy import antigravity! Uh, import SciPy? > o Measure Do you have any idea how much science you can do > with a digital oscilloscope in both time > and frequency > domain? > > If users will be able to collaborate, then > > Write > Paint > TamTamJam > >> What else should we think about to make such a give-away effective? > > Branding on the stick and the lanyard. > > Tell them how to join the project. >> -- >> Caroline Meeks >> Solution Grove >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> 617-500-3488 - Office >> 505-213-3268 - Fax >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > > > > -- > Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name > And Children are my nation. > The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai > -- Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name And Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
