Hi all! We really need you! Many of you may not be aware, but the Open1to1 project is really beginning to gain some traction. Open1to1 was developed with the idea of creating an image and imaging solution for schools wishing to deploy Linux and open source software on netbooks/laptops in their schools. Many schools are moving quite quickly to 1 to 1 computing...with students having a laptop/netbook assigned to them. In the Northeast, particularly in Maine there are thousands of netbooks with the Open1to1 image in the hands of students. This is expanding quite rapidly as other schools from other areas begin to come on board. We want to take that to the next level. Currently Open1to1 seems to be mostly in the hands of middle and high school students, but many have expressed an interest in using it in the lower grades. In talking with Caroline Meeks, we've come to realize that we may have a great opportunity here to get Sugar working on the Open1to1 image and thus increase the distribution of both! The possibilities are tremendous.
Here's another benefit. We're hosting a Sugar/Open1to1 dev sprint at FOSSed 2010. FOSSed is a Free and Open Source Software in EDucation conference now in its 8th year! Educators from all over descend on Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine for 3 days of hands on learning, networking, and fun! As a developer, you'll have access to all these folks. You can sit and talk with them...find out what's happening in schools with technology....find out what they want for features...what works...what doesn't and so much more! It's a win-win-win situation! (For those of you who are real Unix geeks...did I mention that Jon "Maddog" Hall will be there?) Maddog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_%28programmer%29) has been to FOSSed several times although in the past couple years had been unable to attend due to conflicts, but this year he's coming back! We're looking forward to his sessions and help. So....we want you! The cost is inexpensive ($225 covers all room/board/meals...and you will eat like a KING)....we really would like to have your help...so...visit http://www.fossed.com and register today! (where it asks for Registration Type....select "Sugar/Open1to1 Developers Summit" and we'll take care of the rest!) Any questions? Let me know [email protected] Hope you can join us! http://www.fossed.com David N. Trask FOSSed 2010 Open1to1.org [email protected] 207.956.0881 _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
