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https://www.facebook.com/help/441374602560317/ cjl On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Steve Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Walter, > > Thanks didn't know about the age restriction. I can use this on my two > youngest for a while to keep them off :) > I also posted to Scratch to get their feedback. > > Stephen > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Walter Bender <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Steve Thomas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Walter Bender <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Kim Toufectis commented on my post [1] about online services: >> >> >> >> :Appreciative of the ideals upon which SugarLabs and OLPC formed, it’s >> >> deeply troubling to envision a commercial entity like FaceBook >> >> integrated into the Control Panel. >> >> >> >> :For a system in which a proprietary browser (Opera) or plugin (Adobe >> >> Flash) are controversial even as optional add-ons, can we really be >> >> headed for integrating a private corporation into the heart of the >> >> OS?This is very difficult to understand… >> >> >> >> My response: >> >> >> >> There are several issues raised by our proposal (none of this code has >> >> yet been reviewed and accepted): >> >> >> >> (a) Should Sugar facilitate integration with online services? >> > >> > +1 go to where the kids are. >> > >> >> (b) If so, should we do it in such a way that is service-provider >> >> agnostic? >> > >> > +1 >> > >> >> >> >> (c) Why specifically are we working on a Facebook plugin? >> >> >> >> There are certainly caveats: First, Facebook is not for children. >> > >> > Really? I know a lot of children on Facebook. Also the new Scratch 2.0 >> > is >> > going to have a Share to: Facebook and Twitter, along with Youtube >> > uploading >> > at some point. And look at the ages of Scratch users. >> > That said as a parents of four young ones (or as our kids call us "Ma >> > and Pa >> > Luddite") we did our best to keep them off Facebook as long as possible. >> > >> >> We need to tread lightly here. The FB terms of service require 13+ >> yrs. Our children are younger than that. Maybe the Scratch team thinks >> it is OK, but I am uncomfortable with encouraging children to violate >> the terms of service. That said, I suspect Facebook will address this >> issue at some point. Or some other web service provider. >> >> >> >> >> My intention is to provide a mechanism for teachers, not children. >> > >> > Why not both? Isn't our goal to engage kids? Social networking is where >> > they >> > are. Of course once its there its there for both. >> >> Agreed, but see above. >> >> > >> >> Second, Facebook does not provide a place for file (project) sharing, >> >> just a place for talking about projects. We will need other services >> >> for that (dare I say, Google Drive). >> > >> > File sharing would be wonderful. +2 >> > >> > It would also be nice to be able to "embed" a running project in a web >> > page >> > (when we get to the point where the projects can run in a web page :) >> > >> > Stephen >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
