Definitely all for such a collector's page! However I would consider this is a separate and very different project from the documentation and manual that we're all focused on at the moment...
Wrt G1G1 however we could set up a little competition or ralley for people to submit cool content based on or around the XO and Sugar. Off to grab some sleep, Christoph Samuel Klein schrieb: > We could use a collector page for cool media that hasn't found ahome yet > -- including images from deployments, kids using laptops with specific > programs, videos, &c? > > SJ > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Seth Woodworth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Great start to the discussion. Comments, suggestions, and additions > in-line: > > > [1] TOC > [2] Introduction (based on FL's "Getting started with the XO") > > > I'm not too pleased with this text actually. It's legacy > introduction that I don't really feel exemplifies the OLPC/Sugar > project. A good intro belongs here with some great photos from Peru > or Mongolia, but with new text. > > > [3] Safety Precautions (using the cool black/white graphics that > you see > when shutting down an XO) > > > A 'page' on the subject, or perhaps a half page in our hypothetical > physical structure. I don't know the history of the iconic "Safety > Precautions" nor how much they are based on reality. But I'm more > than willing to be convinced otherwise. > > > [4] First steps > - installing the battery (FL Appendices: Replacing the battery or > Walter's http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/battery.shtml in a > print-ready version) > - connecting the AC adapter to charge the battery (FL Appendices: > Charging the XO battery) > - opening the XO > (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/index.shtml > with the cool graphics from > http://en.flossmanuals.net/OLPC_simple/OpeningXO) > - power on (see link above) > > > This is the beauty of FM's remixing. For first-boot documentation > we can skip this section. Presumably someone will have figured this > out if they can view the docs. > > This is a good candidate for replacing the single fold page that was > shipped with G1G1-v1 > > > [5] Hardware Overview > - list of specifications > - features (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/features.shtml) > - ports > (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/externalports.shtml) > - keyboard / touchpad (again, Walter's documentation at > http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/keyboard.shtml in a > print-ready > version) > > > I disagree for three reasons: > 1.) Kids aren't going to grok or care > 2.) We need to start talking about Sugar and the UI as soon as > possible for people who are literally on their first boot > 3.) It's the wrong philosophical to focus on the hardware and secs > instead of the experience. Also it brings up the opportunity for > contrast with conventional machines in numbers that don't matter. > > > [6] First boot experience > - choosing name / color > (http://en.flossmanuals.net/OLPC_simple/StartingXO) > - how to shutdown the machine > [7] Overview of using the XO > - Home View > (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/homeview.shtml) > - Neighborhood view > > > > This sounds about right, we can tweak the specifics further as we go > of course. > > Everyone please critique this further! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Library mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library > > -- Christoph Derndorfer co-editor, olpcnews url: www.olpcnews.com e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Library mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library
