Can some one with Mac knowledge point Ragavan in the correct direction. thanks david
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Ragavan S<[email protected]> wrote: > Sean, David, > > I am trying to set up SoaS on a mac. The download link to the iso on > this page -> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mac is > broken. > > Can one of you point me to the correct link? > > Thanks, > Ragavan > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Ragavan S<[email protected]> > wrote: >> Sean, David, >> >> Thank you very much for the detailed responses. I look forward to >> trying Sugar on a Stick. >> >> Regards, >> Ragavan >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Sean Daly<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Greetings Ragavan, >>> >>> 26 interface languages are supported in the current downloadable >>> version; dozens of others are underway. >>> >>> I myself switch my Sugar on a Stick netbooks between English and >>> French all the time, a simple reboot is sufficient. >>> >>> Sugar is ideal for smaller children and the "low floor, no ceiling" >>> philiosophy means even teenagers can learn to reprogram Activities or >>> code their own. >>> >>> There are flexible scenarios for computer labs; Sugar can be run >>> booting off a hard disk, CD-ROM, or USB stick; in a session in popular >>> GNU/Linux distros, or in a virtual machine under any OS. >>> >>> Note that keyboard map switching requires a manual parameter at the >>> command line in our current versions; we hope to offer the keyboard >>> list in a graphical control panel in the year to come. I set this when >>> I boot azerty netbooks (French locale), it's not a big deal. >>> >>> I invite you to download Sugar on a Stick at >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick, load a USB stick and >>> boot a computer with it. The Control Panel, accessible on rollover of >>> the central Xo avatar representing yourself, has a keyboard icon which >>> wil show you the list; choose a language that interests you and >>> restart to evaluate the current state of localization. >>> >>> Note however that Sugar's Activities may or may not have the >>> appropriate translations available. Translations, like code >>> development, packaging, and interface features, are under continuous >>> development in the Sugar Labs community. >>> >>> I hope this will answer your questions, feel free to browse our >>> mailing list archives or join a list to see ongoing work firsthand at >>> lists.sugarlabs.org. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Sean Daly >>> Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:21 PM, David Farning<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> OLPC uses the sugar labs translation server at translate.sugarlabs.org >>>> as their translation server. >>>> >>>> Please take a look at the languages available. >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> david >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ragavan S<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Glyn Moody pointed me at this email address as a potential way to >>>>> reach Sean Daly with regards to a question I had. >>>>> >>>>> Stormy & I are co-founders of a non profit, Kids on Computers >>>>> (http://www.kidsoncomputers.org). Our mission is to help set up free >>>>> software powered computer labs for schools in developing countries. >>>>> >>>>> For our recent project, we used Edubuntu and have been pretty happy >>>>> with the results. That said, I just recently started looking at other >>>>> technologies and Sugar on a Stick sounds very promising for a variety >>>>> of reasons. >>>>> >>>>> I hope to be able to evaluate it more thoroughly in the next few >>>>> weeks, but I would like to understand the current state of >>>>> localization of the project. A lot of the schools we work with tend to >>>>> be in non-English speaking regions, so support for native languages is >>>>> very important for us. >>>>> >>>>> Can you provide more insight on both current state as well as future >>>>> plans especially with regards to l10n? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Ragavan >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
