2011/11/24 Rubén Rodríguez <[email protected]>: > > I'll try to sum up some highlights from the SugarCamp event in Lima. > I'd like to start by thanking the Escuelab people for inviting me to > the event, and SugarLabs for very generously providing me the plane > tickets. I hope it was worth it :) > > My main job during the hackathon was to finish up TOAST using Sweets > 0.94. That system was used as a testing environment, since Trisquel > images are easy to make and run. Locale support for aym_PE and quz_PE > was added, and scripts were written to fetch the latest Quechua and > Aymara translations during build, allowing to make new isos every time > the translators need to check if new strings have the proper context. > Many thanks to Alsroot for all his help! > > The current image can be downloaded from here: > http://devel.trisquel.info/sugar/toast/iso/ > > Build scripts and files: > http://bzr.trisquel.info/makeiso/branches/toast > > During that process many small achievements were reached too, like > fixing some bugs and testing the support for LTSP thin client > environments. LTSP was used to show translators the results of their > work -which by the way was a very emotive moment in an event filled > with passion- and shown to deployers as an affordable way to recycle > old computers and simplify maintenance. > > On the non-technical aspects, getting to work in this camp gave me the > opportunity to better understand the Sugar and OLPC projects and the > many difficulties they have to overcome in real-life deployments. > Getting to know Peruvian teachers and hackers showed me how we are > taking too many things for granted, like the fact that in many cases > schools don't have internet connection, -and when they do it is usually > not enough to download iso images-. To fix this we are starting a > project to make a fully self-contained installer, including all > Trisquel editions -providing TOAST and GNOME environments among > others-, and a set of miscellaneous packages which should allow to > install school servers and provide a catalog of educational programs > outside Sugar. > > I also spent some time in graphically documenting the hackathon, > recording many videos with which I intend to make a documentary short, > and also taking some photos that can be found in my blog: > http://quidam.cc/fotos/24-11-2011/sugarcamp-lima > > On a personal level, I like to think I helped a bit with the > negotiations which should now be leading to a pilot experiment in Puno > to allow local communities leverage the effort in deployment of XO > machines, which needed the help and trust of the government to let them > modify software images and get them signed. One of the ideas discussed > there was how deployment calendars should match development cycles for > both Sugar and the distributions which support it, and the idea of > having long term support releases for Sugar. > > I had the most amazing experience of getting to know many Peruvian > hackers who I wish we will now be able to provide better fitting > software and documentation. I have to say that Escuelab astonished me, > it is six floors of pure hacker goodness, sustained by very committed > people with more will than resources. I am also very happy that I got > to know three Sugar hackers so skilled and involved that now I know the > only possible outcome for the project is success. > > I will miss you all. > > Ruben. > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
Thanks for your thoughtful and detailed trip report. I am glad that Sugar Labs could play a small role in helping you participate. Let's hope it leads to rapprochement between the national and regional governments and the various FOSS communities in Peru. regards. -walter -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
