Please all join us now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar community
projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project allocations &
mentoring relationships--starting right here:
http://forum.laptop.org/chat
Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting
ASIDE/CLARIF: XO-1.75 prototype laptops will not be the core focus
of today's meeting, as they are being distributed privately on a
case-by-case and ongoing basis, with a few weeks delay typically,
sometimes more. Thanks to all serious software/hardware
developers for applying here!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors#FAQ
AGENDA:
* Fast Review of the 7 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals.
Plz join us advocating for & reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:
1. Peter's UI/Intl Activities/Testing - China/Australia
2. OPS1WEB Network: Repair/Service Center - Victoria, Texas
3. XO Lending Library - Fargo, ND/North Dakota
4. Wikimania and OLPC - Vienna/Graz, Austria
5. Marysville OLPC Repair Lab - Tulalip, Washington
6. Roadshow In A Box - Pray, Montana
7. Voice Communication on XOs - San Francisco, California
* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects
http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27
* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries
1. Peter's UI/Intl Activities/Testing - China/Australia
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=86347
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 1 or 2 XO-1.5s over undetermined months
Project Objectives:
To continue to create well-tested and well-designed activities.
Currently we create activities that contain no text so they are
truly international. We also aim for the simplest possible user
interface. You can see the current list here:
http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/user/2246
Further we are planning to add collaborative features to future
activities and maybe also to some existing ones.
2. OPS1WEB Network: Repair/Service Center - Victoria, Texas
http://operator1ctg.webs.com
http://operator1ctg.webs.com/ComputerRepair/
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=87359
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 2 XOs and 9 months
Project Objectives:
- Provide no-cost to low-cost repairs, customization and refurbishment
services to OLPC laptops worldwide.
- Provide temporary replacements to children with damaged laptops while
their XOs are being repaired.
- Based on our work, we would like to modify/complete existing
documentation and create new documentation for the XO Laptop.
- Maintain a collection of parts and units, publishing public info
on inventory for repairs centers/others worldwide.
- Empower the child by teaching them how to repair their
laptops and replace parts, through videos and hands on
workshops and conferences. We haven't fully developed
this idea, but what is there will be found on the website.
3. XO Lending Library - Fargo, ND/North Dakota
http://fargoxo.wordpress.com
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=87928
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 10 XOs over undetermined months
Project Objectives:
1. Establish an XO Lending Library (five 1.0s, five 1.5s) and Sugar Labs
@ NDSU in order to create interest in OLPC and build expertise
with the
XOs and Sugar at NDSU and in Fargo more generally.
2. Figure out if / how educational games developed by Slator can be
adapted to Sugar and the XO.
3. Use XOs and Sugar within technical writing classes to teach software
documentation and usability studies, and in turn contribute to the
documentation of the software, hardware, and its activities.
4. Long term goal: have a Fargo-based team trained and ready to support
a large-scale deployment.
4. Wikimania and OLPC - Vienna/Graz, Austria
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_%C3%96sterreich
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88533
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests XO or XO-1.5 over uncertain months
Project Objectives:
Support Wikimedia Austria and work with OLPC Austria (olpc.at)
5. Marysville OLPC Repair Lab - Tulalip, Washington
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88614
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 10? XOs over uncertain months
Project Objectives:
1) Students learn how to problem solve hardware and software issues.
2) Students become aware of volunteer opportunities and learn how to
donate their skills to worthy causes.
3) Students learn organizational and "soft" skills necessary to run a
successful repair lab.
4) Students repair and send out many OLPCs.
6. Roadshow In A Box - Pray, Montana
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88615
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 2 XO-1.75s XOs over 24+ months
Project Objectives:
This request is for 2 of the new XO-1.75 machines for two purposes:
1) To help test the new machines and their software. The reason 2
machines
are requested is to be able to test collaboration between
XO-1.75s and
between them and the older XO-1s and XO-1.5s
2) To add the latest hardware to the Roadshow
7. Voice Communication on XOs - San Francisco, California
http://my-xo-blog.blogspot.com
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88681
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 4 XOs for 12 months
Project Objectives:
The Graduate Computer Science program at San Francisco State
University requires the completion of a thesis. The topic to be
investigated regards the deployment of VoIP using wireless networks in
resource constrained environments (unreliable networks, low
performance computers, etc...). The XO has been chosen as a major
hardware for investigation and testing as it is mainly designed to
suit such environments. The main objective is to determine the various
factors that affect VoIP performance and to research the ways in which
enhancements can be made. The ultimate goal will be to come up with a
VoIP software, deployed on the XO, that could provide major
improvements on various performance issues.
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